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Asturian
Adjective
filipino
- neuter of filipín
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfilipi(ː)no/,
- Rhymes: -ino
- Syllabification(key): fi‧li‧pi‧no
Noun
filipino
- Alternative spelling of filippiino
Declension
French
Noun
filipino m (uncountable)
- Filipino (language)
Galician
Pronunciation
Adjective
filipino (feminine filipina, masculine plural filipinos, feminine plural filipinas)
- Filipino
Noun
filipino m (plural filipinos, feminine filipina, feminine plural filipinas)
- Filipino (person)
Related terms
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
From Filipe + -ino.
Pronunciation
Adjective
filipino (feminine filipina, masculine plural filipinos, feminine plural filipinas)
- Filipino (of or relating to the Philippines or its people)
- (relational) Philippine (of or relating to any of the Spanish Phillips that were kings of Portugal)
- domínio filipino ― Philippine domination
- dinastia filipina ― Philippine dynasty
Noun
filipino m (plural filipinos, feminine filipina, feminine plural filipinas)
- Filipino (native or inhabitant of the Philippines)
- Filipino (prestige register of the Tagalog language)
References
Spanish
Etymology
From Felipe + -ino, demonym to las Islas Filipinas (“The Philippine Islands (P.I.); The Philippines”), after El Rey Felipe II de España (“King Philip II of Spain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /filiˈpino/
- Rhymes: -ino
- Syllabification: fi‧li‧pi‧no
Adjective
filipino (feminine filipina, masculine plural filipinos, feminine plural filipinas)
- Filipino (of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people, language, and culture)
Derived terms
Noun
filipino m (plural filipinos, feminine filipina, feminine plural filipinas)
- Filipino (a citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines and those descending from such, especially a male)
- (Spain, obsolete, historical) male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent
- Synonyms: filipina, insular, castellano, español
- Coordinate terms: peninsular, criollo, americano
Noun
filipino m (uncountable)
- Filipino (language) (the national language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog)
Descendants
References
- ^ Kramer, Paul A. (2006) The Blood of Government: Race, Empire, the United States, and the Philippines, University of North Carolina Press, page 79
- ^ Wickberg, E. (1964 March) “The Chinese Mestizo in Philippine History”, in Journal of Southeast Asian History, volume 5, page 63
- ^ Abella, Domingo (1978) From Indio to Filipino: And Some Historical Works, Milagros Romuáldez-Abella, page 30
- ^ Nolasco, Clarita T. (1970 September) “The Creoles in Spanish Philippines”, in Far Eastern University Journal, volume 15, number 1 & 2
- ^ Perdon, Renato (2013 December 31) “Archived copy”, in The origin of Filipino, archived from the original on 21 October 2021
- ^ Iglesias, Roy C. (writer) & Romero, Eddie (director) (1976 December 25) Ganito Kami Noon... Paano Kayo Ngayon? [This Is How We Were Before... How Are You Doing Now?], Philippines: Hemisphere Pictures
Further reading