maisto

Tagalog

Alternative forms

maysto — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Early borrowing of Spanish maestro, from Latin magister, magistrum.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈʔisto/ [mɐˈʔis.to]
Rhymes: -isto
Syllabification: ma‧is‧to

Noun

maisto (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

Obsolete form of maestro: teacher
Sino ang maisto dito?
Who is the teacher here?

Derived terms

magmaisto
pagmaistuhan

Further reading

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 402: “Maeſtro) Mayſto (pp) C, de eſcuela o de enseñar”

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