ginoo

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Bisayan *gin- (c.f. Cebuano gi- and Hiligaynon gin- prefixes) + Greater Central Philippine *túʔuh (“believe; give credence to”) (c.f. Tagalog totoo, Cebuano tuo), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu (“true”). Compare Kapampangan ginu, Cebuano ginoo, Hiligaynon ginoo, Tagalog ginoo.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gi‧no‧o

Noun

ginoo

  1. deity; god

Cebuano

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Bisayan *gin- (c.f. Cebuano gi- and Hiligaynon gin- prefixes) + Greater Central Philippine *túʔuh (“believe; give credence to”) (c.f. Tagalog totoo, Cebuano tuo), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu (“true”). Compare Kapampangan ginu, Bikol Central ginoo, Hiligaynon ginoo, Tagalog ginoo.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gi‧no‧o

Noun

ginoo

  1. deity; god

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Bisayan *gin- (c.f. Cebuano gi- and Hiligaynon gin- prefixes) + Greater Central Philippine *túʔuh (“believe; give credence to”) (c.f. Tagalog totoo, Cebuano tuo, Hiligaynon tuod), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu (“true”). Compare Kapampangan ginu, Bikol Central ginoo, Cebuano ginoo, Tagalog ginoo.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gi‧no‧o

Noun

ginoo

  1. deity; god

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Bisayan *gin- (c.f. Cebuano gi- and Hiligaynon gin- prefixes) + Greater Central Philippine *túʔuh (“believe; give credence to”) (c.f. Tagalog totoo, Cebuano tuo), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu (“true”). Compare Kapampangan ginu, Bikol Central ginoo, Cebuano ginoo. Also possibly related to Sanskrit नु (nu, “praise”), or noo (“forehead”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ginoó (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜈᜓᜂ)

  1. gentleman; well-bred man
    Synonyms: maginoo, kabalyero
    Bigay ng isang ginoo.
    Given by a mister.
  2. (archaic) lady of rank
    Aba Ginoong Maria ― Hail Mary (literally, “Ave Lady Maria”)
  3. (historical) lord; noble from the ruling class

Usage notes

  • According to Fr. Juan de Noceda and Fr. Pedro del San Lucar who compiled the Vocabulario de la lengua tagala in 1754, ginoo referred to a lady of rank while maginoo referred to a gentleman of rank, whereas today, both refer to men, while ginang, gining, or binibini are used for women today.

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