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

Further reading

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