nineteen kopong-kopong

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • 19 kopong-kopong

Etymology

From English nineteen +‎ kopong +‎ kopong, literally “19-0-0 or 1900s”.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: nine‧teen ko‧pong-ko‧pong
  • IPA(key): /ˌnajntin ˌkopoŋ ˈkopoŋ/, [ˌnaɪ̯n.tɪn ˌko.poŋ ˈko.poŋ]

Noun

nineteen kopong-kopong (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜌ᜔ᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (idiomatic) a time so ancient, old, or too long ago to remember
    Synonym: sinauna
    'Yong damit na suot mo parang sa panahon pa ng nineteen kopong-kopong!
    Those clothes that you wear are like from a time so ancient!

Further reading
  • Corazon S. Alvina (1989) Halupi: Essays on Philippine Culture‎, Capital Publishing House
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