maginoo
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- maguinoo — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˌmaɡinoˈʔo/ [ˌma.ɣɪ.noˈʔo]
- Rhymes: -o
- IPA(key): /maɡiˈnoʔo/ [mɐ.ɣɪˈno.ʔo] (obsolete)
- IPA(key): /ˌmaɡinoˈʔo/ [ˌma.ɣɪ.noˈʔo]
- Syllabification: ma‧gi‧no‧o
Noun
máginoó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜒᜈᜓᜂ)
- gentleman
- Synonym: ginoo
- (historical) the ruling class or nobility in ancient Tagalog society
Usage notes
- According to Fr. Juan de Noceda and Fr. Pedro del San Lucar who compiled the Vocabulario de la lengua tagala in 1754, maginoo referred to a gentleman of rank while ginoo referred to a lady of rank, whereas today, both refer to men.
Derived terms
- ipagmaginoo
- maginoohin
- magmaginoo
- pagmaginoohan
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “maginoo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 497: “Prinçipal) Maginoo (pp) en linaje y parentela”
- page 551: “Señor) Maginoo (pp) hablando con alguno y aſi quando topan al prinçipal diçen, aba maginoo, eſte en hora buena el ſeñor”
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