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Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niŋniŋ (“clear, of water”). See also Hiligaynon hining.
Pronunciation
Noun
ningníng (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜅ᜔ᜈᜒᜅ᜔)
- act of shining bright or showing brightness or brilliance
- luminance, radiance or intense light emitted by an object
- (figurative) one's wit, practicality, intelligence, wiseness, and so on
- (figurative) one's usefulness, significance of someone or something
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ningning”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*niŋniŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI