manong

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Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧nong
  • IPA(key): /ˈmanuŋ/ [ˈma.n̪ʊŋ]

Noun

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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

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Further reading

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  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Hawaiian Creole

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Etymology

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From Ilocano manong (elder brother, older man).

Noun

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manong

  1. a person of (usually local) Filipino descent

Hiligaynon

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧nong
  • IPA(key): /ˈmanoŋ/ [ˈma.noŋ]
  • IPA(key): /maˈnoŋ/ [maˈnoŋ] (term of address)

Noun

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manong (feminine manang)

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

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Ilocano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmanoŋ/ [ˈmɐ.noŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧nong

Noun

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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

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  • Hawaiian Creole: manong

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmanoŋ/ [ˈmaː.n̪oŋ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -anoŋ
  • Syllabification: ma‧nong

Noun

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manong (feminine manang, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜓᜅ᜔)

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

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See also

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Further reading

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