manong

• manung

From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) +‎ -ng.

• Hyphenation: ma‧nong
• IPA^(key): /ˈmanuŋ/, [ˈma.n̪ʊŋ]

manong (feminine manang)

1. elder brother; big brother
2. term of address for an elder brother: big bro
3. term of address for any man older than the speaker, not necessarily an elderly man: mister

• John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎ (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

From Ilocano manong (“elder brother, older man”).

manong

1. a person of (usually local) Filipino descent

From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) +‎ -ng.

• Hyphenation: ma‧nong
• IPA^(key): /ˈmanoŋ/, [ˈma.noŋ]
• IPA^(key): /maˈnoŋ/, [maˈnoŋ] (term of address)

manong (feminine manang)

1. eldest brother
2. term of address for the eldest brother: big bro

• John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary‎ (overall work in Hiligaynon and English)

• nong — casual, informal

Either from a clipping of Spanish hermano +‎ -ng or a borrowing from Tagalog manong.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanoŋ/, [ˈmɐ.noŋ]
• Hyphenation: ma‧nong

manong (feminine manang)

1. elder brother; big brother

   Tallokam nga agkakabagis. Siak iti maudi, ni manongko iti maikadua, kenni manangko iti naunaan.

   We are three brothers and sisters. I was the last, my big brother is second, and my elder sister is the first.

2. respectful term of address or honorific for a young man or boy or any male older than oneself; mister; bro

   Manong, mabalin nga agsaludsod?

   Mister, can I ask a question?

• → Hawaiian Creole: manong

• mano

From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) +‎ -ng.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmanoŋ/ [ˈma.noŋ]

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• Rhymes: -anoŋ
• Syllabification: ma‧nong

manong (feminine manang, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜓᜅ᜔)

1. (colloquial) term of address for an elderly man; mister
2. a male elder; old man

• → Ilocano: manong, nong (or directly from Spanish)
  • → Hawaiian Creole: manong

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