kinyang

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kinˈjaŋ/ [kɪˈɲaŋ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /kinˈjaŋ/ [kɪn̪ˈjaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: kin‧yang

Noun

kinyáng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜅ᜔)

1. (geology) rock crystal; quartz

References

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