kinang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• quinang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiñaŋ (“quartz crystal”). Doublet of kinyang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiˈnaŋ/ [kɪˈn̪aŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ki‧nang

Noun

kináng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜅ᜔)

1. shininess; luster; brightness; glossiness; brilliance; magnitude

   Synonyms: kintab, kislap, ningning

Derived terms

• kuminang
• makinang
• pakinangin

 

See also

• kinab

Further reading

• “kinang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “kinang”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
• Sagalongos, Felicidad Tomasa E. (1968) Diksiyunaryong Ingles-Pilipino, Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN, page 206
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kiñaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• angkin