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Tagalog
Etymology
From English nineteen + reduplication of kopong, literally, “19-0-0 or 1900s”.
Pronunciation
Noun
nayntin-kopong-kopong (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜌ᜔ᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔)
- (idiomatic) a time so ancient, old, or too long ago to remember
- Synonym: sinauna
'Yong damit na suot mo parang sa panahon pa ng nayntin-kopong-kopong!- Those clothes that you wear are like from a time so ancient!
2005, Abdon M. Balde, Calvary road: mga kuwento sa balighong panahon:Samantalang kami dito, nagtitiyaga sa nayntin-kopong-kopong na kalawanging Soiltest equipment na tira ng mga Kano sa Clark at Subic!.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Further reading
- Corazon S. Alvina (1989) Halupi: Essays on Philippine Culture, Capital Publishing House