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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)
- 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