ninuno

Tagalog

Etymology

From nuno +‎ -in-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /niˈnunoʔ/ [n̪ɪˈn̪uː.n̪oʔ]
• Rhymes: -unoʔ
• Syllabification: ni‧nu‧no

Noun

ninunò (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈᜓᜈᜓ)

1. ancestor; forefather

   Synonyms: antesesor, ansestro, antepasado

Further reading

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