hijo

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See also: hijō

Javanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Javanese, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qizaw.

Adjective

hijo

  1. Alternative form of ijo

Noun

hijo

  1. Alternative form of ijo

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qizaw.

Adjective

hijo

  1. green

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish fijo, from Latin fīlius (son), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁y-li-os (sucker), a derivation from the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (to suck).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈixo/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ixo
  • Syllabification: hi‧jo

Noun

hijo m (plural hijos, feminine hija, feminine plural hijas)

  1. son
  2. child (when the gender of the child is unknown)

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Papiamentu: yiu
  • Tagalog: iho

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