kinang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiñaŋ (“quartz crystal”). Doublet of kinyang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˈnaŋ/, [kɪˈnaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Hyphenation: ki‧nang

Noun

kináng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜅ᜔)

  1. shininess; luster; brightness; glossiness; brilliance; magnitude
    Synonyms: kintab, kislap, ningning

Derived terms

See also
  • kinab

Further reading
  • “kinang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “kinang”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
  • Felicidad T.E. Sagalongos (1968) Diksiyunaryong Pilipino-Ingles (in Tagalog), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN.
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*kiñaŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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