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Cebuano
Etymology
From a clipping of Spanish hermana (“sister”) + -ng.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧nang
- IPA(key): /ˈmanaŋ/
Noun
manang (masculine manong)
- elder sister; big sister
- term of address for an elder sister: big sis
- term of address for any woman older than the speaker, not necessarily an elderly woman: ma'am
Derived terms
Further reading
- John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From a clipping of Spanish hermana (“sister”) + -ng.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧nang
- IPA(key): /ˈmanaŋ/
- IPA(key): /maˈnaŋ/ (term of address)
Noun
manang (masculine manong)
- eldest sister
- elder sister; big sister
- term of address for an elder sister or the eldest sister: big sis
- term of address for any woman older than the speaker, not necessarily an elderly woman: ma'am
Derived terms
Further reading
- John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary (overall work in Hiligaynon and English)
Iban
Pronunciation
Noun
manang
- shaman
Mansaka
Noun
manang
- the eldest sister
Tagalog
Etymology
From a clipping of Spanish hermana (“sister”) + -ng.
Pronunciation
Noun
manang (masculine manong, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜅ᜔)
- (colloquial) term of address for an elderly woman; madam
- a female elder; old woman
See also
Further reading
- “manang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018