English
Ilonggo
Ilonggo comes from Tagalog Ilonggo ‘a native or inhabitant of Iloilo or nearby…’, and goes back to Hiligaynon ilong ‘nose’.
- Hiligaynonmodernilong‘nose’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentilongo
- TagalogmodernIlonggo‘a native or inhabitant of Iloilo or nearby areas of Panay, Guimaras’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hiligaynonmodernilong‘nose’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentilongo
- TagalogmodernIlonggo‘a native or inhabitant of Iloilo or nearby areas of Panay, Guimaras’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Hiligaynon ilong
Today it means
noun A native or inhabitant of Iloilo.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hiligaynon ilong / Ilonggo