kinyang

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kinyáng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜅ᜔)

  1. (geology) rock crystal; quartz

References[edit]

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