Aling

Tagalog

Etymology

See aling.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaliŋ/ [ˈʔa.lɪŋ]
Rhymes: -aliŋ
Syllabification: A‧ling

Noun

Aling (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

(colloquial) honorific used before the name of a woman, one is not familiar with: Miss
Aling Maria ― Miss Mary

Aling Rivera ― Miss Rivera

Coordinate terms

(colloquial, of a man): Mang, mang; Manong, manong
(colloquial, of a woman): Manang, manang
(formal, of a man): Ginoo, ginoo
(formal, of a woman): Ginang, ginang; Gining, gining; Binibini, binibini
(genderless): Ka, kaka

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