ninang

From Tagalog ninang.

ninang (plural ninangs)

1. (Philippines) A godmother.

• ninong

• Ning'an, Anning, gannin, Ginnan

Borrowed from Tagalog ninang, from Spanish madrina.

• Hyphenation: ni‧nang
• IPA^(key): /ˈninaŋ/ [ˈn̪i.n̪aŋ]

nínang (masculine ninong)

1. godmother

From Spanish nina (“godmother”, colloquial clipping of madrina) +‎ -ng. See also ninong, lelong, lelang, manong, manang, mang, aling, etc. Compare Chamorro nina.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈninaŋ/ [ˈn̪iː.n̪ɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -inaŋ
• Syllabification: ni‧nang

ninang (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈᜅ᜔)

1. godmother

   Synonyms: kumare, iniina, madrina

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