kinang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

quinang – obsolete, Abecedario orthography

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ki‧nang

IPA^(key): /kiˈnaŋ/, [kɪˈnaŋ]
Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

kináng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜅ᜔)

shininess; luster
brightness; brilliance; magnitude

Derived terms

kuminang (to shine)
makinang (shiny)
pakinangin (to let shine)

See also

kinab
kintab
ningning

References

Felicidad T.E. Sagalongos (1968) Diksiyunaryong Pilipino-Ingles (in Tagalog), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN.

Further reading

“kinang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
“kinang” in Pinoy Dictionary, Cyberspace.ph, 2010-2023.

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