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Where does “ng” come from?

ng (Tagalog) comes from English NG, from Chinese 吳.

ng (Tagalog): of; to, into, towards; in the direction of;...

Definitions

  1. of; to, into, towards; in the direction of;...

Ancestry of “ng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNGInitialism of natural gas; Initialism of...
2Chinese吳—

Words derived from “ng”

  • anak ng puta
  • tibay ng loob
  • poste ng ilaw
  • lakas ng loob
  • hina ng loob
  • sama ng loob
  • tagahugas ng plato
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