Mang

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mang"

Tagalog

Etymology

See mang.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmaŋ/, [ˈmaŋ]
Hyphenation: Mang

Noun

Mang (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅ᜔)

(colloquial) honorific used before the name of an elderly man: Mister
Mang Tomas ― Mister Thomas

Coordinate terms

(colloquial, of a man): Manong, manong
(colloquial, of a woman): Aling, ale; 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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