ano
Pronunciation: /ʔaˈno/
“ano” is a Tagalog word. Its 3 meanings in English:
pronoun
- what
- term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know, avoids, or cannot remember: thingamajig, whatchamacallit
interjection
- an expression of surprise or disbelief: what!
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *anúh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anu, from Proto-Austronesian *(na-)nu. Compare Tausug unu.
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