kinang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• quinang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈnaŋ/, [kɪˈnaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Hyphenation: 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
• Felicidad T.E. Sagalongos (1968) Diksiyunaryong Pilipino-Ingles (in Tagalog), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN.
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*kiñaŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary