magulang
Cebuano
Alternative forms
- maguwang
Noun
magulang
- an older sibling
- someone older than someone else
Adjective
magulang
- older, elder
- senior
Tagalog
Etymology
From ma- + gulang.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧gu‧lang
- IPA(key): /maˈɡulaŋ/, [mɐˈɣu.lɐŋ]
Noun
magulang (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔)
- parent
See also
- ama
- ina
- mama
- nanay
- papa
- tatay
Adjective
magulang (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔)
- old (of a person or animal)
- Synonym: matanda
- (by extension) adult
- mature (of fruits)
- Synonym: hinog
- Antonyms: mura, buko, hilaw
- dark; deep (of colors)
- Synonym: madilim
- Antonym: mura
- astute; tricky
- Synonyms: marunong, sukaron
See also
- edad ng mayorya
Further reading
- “magulang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018