niyon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly related to ng/ni and iyon/yaon. See also nito, niyan, and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /niˈon/ [ˈɲon]
      • Rhymes: -on
      • Syllabification: ni‧yon
    • IPA(key): /ˈnjon/ [ˈɲon] (relaxed)

Pronoun

niyón (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. of that; that over there; yonder (far from both the speaker and the listener)
    Synonym: noon

See also

Further reading

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