manong

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Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) +‎ -ng.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧nong
  • IPA(key): /ˈmanuŋ/

Noun

manong (feminine manang)

  1. elder brother; big brother
  2. term of address for an elder brother: big bro
  3. term of address for any man older than the speaker, not necessarily an elderly man: mister

Derived terms

Further reading

  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎ (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Hawaiian Creole

Etymology

From Ilocano manong (“elder brother, older man”).

Noun

manong

  1. a person of (usually local) Filipino descent

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) +‎ -ng.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧nong
  • IPA(key): /ˈmanoŋ/
  • IPA(key): /maˈnoŋ/ (term of address)

Noun

manong (feminine manang)

  1. eldest brother
  2. term of address for the eldest brother: big bro

Derived terms

Further reading

  • John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary‎ (overall work in Hiligaynon and English)

Ilocano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either from a clipping of Spanish hermano +‎ -ng or a borrowing from Tagalog manong.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmanoŋ/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧nong

Noun

manong (feminine manang)

  1. elder brother; big brother
    Tallokam nga agkakabagis. Siak iti maudi, ni manongko iti maikadua, kenni manangko iti naunaan.
    We are three brothers and sisters. I was the last, my big brother is second, and my elder sister is the first.
  2. respectful term of address or honorific for a young man or boy or any male older than oneself; mister; bro
    Manong, mabalin nga agsaludsod?
    Mister, can I ask a question?

Descendants

  • → Hawaiian Creole: manong

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) +‎ -ng.

Pronunciation

Noun

manong (feminine manang, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (colloquial) term of address for an elderly man; mister
  2. a male elder; old man

Descendants

See also

Further reading

  • “manong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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