kinyang

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiñaŋ (“quartz crystal”), possibly via Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). Doublet of kinang.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: kin‧yang
  • IPA(key): /kinˈjaŋ/, [kɪˈɲaŋ]

Noun

kinyáng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜅ᜔)

  1. (geology) rock crystal; quartz

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