manang

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

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

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

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

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

• Hyphenation: ma‧nang
• IPA^(key): /ˈmanaŋ/, [ˈma.naŋ]
• IPA^(key): /maˈnaŋ/, [maˈnaŋ] (term of address)

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

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

• IPA^(key): [manaəŋ]

manang

1. shaman

manang

1. the eldest sister

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

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

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manang (masculine manong, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜅ᜔)

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

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