Aling

Tagalog

Etymology

See aling.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaliŋ/, [ˈʔa.lɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -aliŋ
• Syllabification: A‧ling

Noun

Aling (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

1. (colloquial) honorific used before the name of a woman, one is not familiar with: Miss

   Aling Maria ― Miss Mary

   Aling Rivera ― Miss Rivera

Coordinate terms

• (colloquial, of a man): Mang, mang; Manong, manong
• (colloquial, of a woman): Manang, manang
• (formal, of a man): Ginoo, ginoo
• (formal, of a woman): Ginang, ginang; Gining, gining; Binibini, binibini
• (genderless): Ka, kaka