kinyang

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiñaŋ (“quartz crystal”), possibly via Malay kinyang (“rock crystal”). Doublet of kinang.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: kin‧yang

IPA^(key): /kinˈjaŋ/, [kɪˈɲaŋ]

Noun

kinyáng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜅ᜔)

(geology) rock crystal; quartz

References

“kinyang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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