eunuko

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish eunuco, from Latin eunūchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos). Compare Cebuano eyunuko.

Pronunciation

Noun

eunuko (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜈᜓᜃᜓ)

  1. eunuch
    Synonyms: bating, kapon, kinapong bantay

Further reading

  • eunuko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 415