ninong

From Tagalog ninong.

ninong (plural ninongs)

1. (Philippines) A godfather.

• ninang

• onning

Borrowed from Tagalog ninong, from Spanish padrino.

• Hyphenation: ni‧nong
• IPA^(key): /ˈninoŋ/ [ˈn̪i.n̪oŋ]

nínong (feminine ninang)

1. godfather

From Tagalog ninong, from Spanish padrino.

ninong

1. godfather

From Spanish nino (“godfather”, colloquial clipping of padrino) +‎ -ng. See also ninang, lelong, lelang, manong, manang, mang, aling, etc. Compare Chamorro ninu.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈninoŋ/ [ˈn̪iː.n̪oŋ]
• Rhymes: -inoŋ
• Syllabification: ni‧nong

ninong (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈᜓᜅ᜔)

1. godfather

   Synonyms: kumpare, padrino, inaama

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