nayntin-kopong-kopong

Tagalog

Alternative forms

nineteen kopong-kopong — unadapted
19-kopong-kopong

Etymology

From English nineteen + reduplication of kopong, literally, “19-0-0 or 1900s”.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌnajntin ˌkopoŋ ˈkopoŋ/ [ˌnaɪ̯n.tɪŋ ˌko.poŋ ˈko.poŋ]
Rhymes: -opoŋ
Syllabification: nayn‧tin-ko‧pong-ko‧pong

Noun

nayntin-kopong-kopong (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜌ᜔ᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔)

(idiomatic) a time so ancient, old, or too long ago to remember
Synonym: sinauna

'Yong damit na suot mo parang sa panahon pa ng nayntin-kopong-kopong!
Those clothes that you wear are like from a time so ancient!
- 2005, Abdon M. Balde, Calvary road: mga kuwento sa balighong panahon:
  Samantalang kami dito, nagtitiyaga sa nayntin-kopong-kopong na kalawanging Soiltest equipment na tira ng mga Kano sa Clark at Subic!.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

Corazon S. Alvina (1989) Halupi: Essays on Philippine Culture‎, Capital Publishing House

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