manang

See also: Manang

Cebuano

Etymology

From a clipping of Spanish hermana (“sister”) ‎ -ng.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧nang
• IPA^(key): /ˈmanaŋ/ [ˈma.n̪ɐŋ]

Noun

manang (masculine manong)

1. elder sister; big sister
2. term of address for an elder sister: big sis
3. term of address for any woman older than the speaker, not necessarily an elderly woman: ma'am

Derived terms

• Manang
• nang

 

Related terms

• Manong
• manong

 

Further reading

• John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎^[1] (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/ [ˈma.naŋ]
• IPA^(key): /maˈnaŋ/ [maˈnaŋ] (term of address)

Noun

manang (masculine manong)

1. eldest sister
2. elder sister; big sister
3. term of address for an elder sister or the eldest sister: big sis
4. term of address for any woman older than the speaker, not necessarily an elderly woman: ma'am

Derived terms

• Manang
• manay

 

Related terms

• Manong
• manong

 

Further reading

• John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary‎^[2] (overall work in Hiligaynon and English)

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [manaəŋ]

Noun

manang

1. shaman

Mansaka

Noun

manang

1. the eldest sister

Tagalog

Etymology

From a clipping of Spanish hermana (“sister”) ‎ -ng.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmanaŋ/ [ˈmaː.n̪ɐŋ]

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• Rhymes: -anaŋ
• Syllabification: ma‧nang

Noun

manang (masculine manong, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜅ᜔)

1. (colloquial) term of address for an elderly woman; madam
2. a female elder; old woman

Related terms

• Manang
• Manong
• manong
• Mang
• mang

 

See also

• ale
• aling
• Aling

 

Further reading

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