Supang

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Kankanaey Supang. See that for more details.

Proper noun

Supang

1. A barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines.

   Coordinate terms: Bao-angan, Bun-ayan, Busa, Camatagan, Capinitan, Data, Gayang, Lagan, Losad, Namatec, Napua, Pingad, Poblacion, Supang, Tambingan — barangays of Sabangan

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Kankanaey Supang.

Proper noun

Supang

1. a barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines

Kankanaey

Etymology

From supang (“a straight path in between two mountains”).

Folklore says that during the Spanish period, a man named Anastacio Soliven named the area "Supang".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsupaŋ/ [ˈsuː.pʌŋ]
• (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian) IPA^(key): /ˈhupaŋ/ [ˈhuː.pʌŋ]
• Rhymes: -upaŋ
• Syllabification: Su‧pang

Proper noun

Supang

1. a barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines

References

• Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (2021), Lingguwistikong Etnograpiya ng Kankanaey [Linguistic Ethnography of Kankanaey]‎ (in Tagalog and Kankanaey), archived from the original on 25 September 2024, page 59