manong
See also: Manong
Cebuano edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) + -ng.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
manong (feminine manang)
- elder brother; big brother
- term of address for an elder brother: big bro
- term of address for any man older than the speaker, not necessarily an elderly man: mister
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
Hawaiian Creole edit
Etymology edit
From Ilocano manong (“elder brother, older man”).
Noun edit
manong
- a person of (usually local) Filipino descent
Hiligaynon edit
Etymology edit
From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) + -ng.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
manong (feminine manang)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary[2] (overall work in Hiligaynon and English)
Ilocano edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Either from a clipping of Spanish hermano + -ng or a borrowing from Tagalog manong.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
manong (feminine manang)
- 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.
- 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 edit
- → Hawaiian Creole: manong
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) + -ng.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
manong (feminine manang, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜓᜅ᜔)
- (colloquial) term of address for an elderly man; mister
- a male elder; old man
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “manong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018