iniina

Tagalog

Etymology

From in- +‎ ina, with initial reduplication of ina.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˌniʔiˈna/ [ʔɪˌn̪iː.ʔɪˈn̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: i‧ni‧i‧na

Noun

iníiná (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜒᜁᜈ)

1. (archaic) godmother; female sponsor

   Synonyms: ninang, madrina, komadre

   Coordinate term: inaama

Derived terms

• iniina-sa-binyag
• iniina-sa-kasal
• iniina-sa-kumpil

 

See also

• inaama
• inaanak
• kinakapatid

 

Verb

iníiná (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜒᜁᜈ)

1. progressive aspect of inahin

Further reading

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