ngaran
English: Translation
name; personal name; designation
English: Definition
The ordinary name by which a person, place, object, or other entity is identified.
Part of Speech
noun
Notes
Contrast:
ngaran is the basic or proper identifying name; ga-a’ is a nickname; bansag is an attributed moniker or community-recognized alias.
Etymology:
An inherited Austronesian word. Cognates are widespread throughout the Philippines; Central Bikol likewise has ngáran“name.” Comparative reconstruction traces the family to Proto-Philippine ŋájan, ultimately Proto-Austronesian ŋajan.