ading
áding with stress marks
younger sibling in the Ilocano language
Usage Note
Ading is borrowed from Ilocano and means a younger sibling in that northern Philippine language. It is recognizable to many Tagalog speakers due to close cultural contact between regions, and is sometimes used affectionately among Ilocano families even when speaking Tagalog.
Examples
" Bata pa ang ading ko. "
Natural Translation
My younger sibling is still young.
Literal Translation
Young still the younger-sibling my.
" Si ading ko ay nag-aaral pa sa elementarya. "
Natural Translation
My younger sibling is still studying in elementary school.
Literal Translation
My younger-sibling is studying still in-the elementary.
" Tuwing umuuwi kami sa probinsya, ang ading ko ang laging sumasalubong sa amin na may ngiti sa pintuan. "
Natural Translation
Whenever we go home to the province, my younger sibling is always the one who greets us with a smile at the door.
Literal Translation
Whenever go-home we to province, the younger-sibling my the always greets to us that has smile at door.
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