ningning

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niŋniŋ (“clear, of water”). See also Hiligaynon hining.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /niŋˈniŋ/ [n̪ɪŋˈn̪ɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: ning‧ning

Noun

ningníng (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜅ᜔ᜈᜒᜅ᜔)

1. act of shining bright or showing brightness or brilliance
2. luminance, radiance or intense light emitted by an object
3. (figurative) one's wit, practicality, intelligence, wiseness, and so on
4. (figurative) one's usefulness, significance of someone or something

Derived terms

• kaningningan
• maningning

Related terms

• luningning

Further reading

• “ningning”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*niŋniŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI