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English
Etymology
From Tagalog ninong.
Noun
ninong (plural ninongs)
- (Philippines) A godfather.
Anagrams
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog ninong, from Spanish padrino.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ni‧nong
- IPA(key): /ˈninoŋ/
Noun
nínong (feminine ninang)
- godfather
Cuyunon
Etymology
From Tagalog ninong, from Spanish padrino.
Noun
ninong
- godfather
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish nino (“godfather”, colloquial clipping of padrino) + -ng. See also ninang, lelong, lelang, manong, manang, mang, aling, etc. Compare Chamorro ninu.
Pronunciation
Noun
ninong (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈᜓᜅ᜔)
- godfather
- Synonyms: kumpare, padrino, inaama
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ninong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018