Filipino

Filipino

See also: filipino and Filipin@

English

Alternative forms

• Pilipino (dated)
• Philipino (proscribed)

Etymology

From Spanish filipino m, from Felipe +‎ -ino, demonym to Spanish las Islas Filipinas (“The Philippine Islands (P.I.); The Philippines”), after Spanish El Rey Felipe II de España (“King Philip II of Spain”). The Spanish term formerly only referred to a male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent, synonym to Spanish insular (“islander”) (plural insulares) in the Spanish Colonial Era of the Philippines,[1][2] before it was applied as a nationality for every citizen of the Philippines from the First Philippine Republic during the Philippine Revolution.[3]

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /fɪlɪˈpinoʊ/
• (Philippine) IPA^(key): /piliˈpino/

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• Rhymes: -iːnəʊ

Noun

Filipino (countable and uncountable, plural Filipinos)

1. (countable) A citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines and those descending from such, especially a male.

   Synonym: Pinoy

2. (obsolete, historical, countable) A male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent.[4][1][5]

   Synonyms: Spaniard, Spanish

Synonyms

• (inhabitant): Pinoy; Filipin@

Antonyms

• (female inhabitant): Filipina

Hypernyms

• (male inhabitant): Filipinx

Hyponyms

• (female inhabitant): Filipina
• (diminutive demonym): Pinoy, Pinay

Derived terms

• Filipin@
• Filipinx

 

Related terms

• Filipina

 

Translations

inhabitant of the Philippines

Armenian: ֆիլիպինցի (filipincʿi), (only female) ֆիլիպինուհի (filipinuhi) Catalan: filipí (ca) m Chinese: Cantonese: 菲律賓人, 菲律宾人 (fei1 leot6 ban1 jan4) Mandarin: 菲律賓人／菲律宾人 (zh) (Fēilǜbīnrén) Min Nan: 菲律賓人 (Hui-li̍p-pin-lâng) Czech: Filipínec (cs) m, Filipínka (cs) f Danish: filippinsk Dutch: Filipijn (nl) m, Filipijnse (nl) f, Filipino m Esperanto: filipinano m, filipinanino f Finnish: filippiiniläinen (fi) French: Philippin (fr) m, Philippine (fr) f Galician: filipino m German: Philippiner (de) m, Philippinerin (de) f Hawaiian: Pilipino Hungarian: filippínó (hu), Fülöp-szigeteki Irish: Filipíneach m Italian: filippino (it) m, filippina f, filippini m pl, filippine f pl Latin: Philippinus m, Philippina f, Philippini m pl, Philippinae (la) f pl Manx: Philippeenagh m Norwegian: Bokmål: filippiner m Nynorsk: filippinar (nn) m Polish: Filipińczyk (pl) m, Filipinka (pl) f Portuguese: filipino (pt) m Russian: филиппи́нец (ru) m (filippínec), филиппи́нка (ru) f (filippínka) Spanish: filipino (es) m, filipina (es) f Tagalog: Pilipino (tl) (m), Pilipina (f), Pinoy (tl) (m), Pinay (f) Urdu: فلپائنی‎ m or f (filpā'inī) Yup'ik: Pilip'iinaq

Proper noun

Filipino

1. (uncountable) The national language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog.

   Synonyms: Tagalog, Pilipino(dated)

Translations

the national language of the Philippines

Armenian: ֆիլիպիներեն (filipineren), պիլիպինո (pilipino) Asturian: tagalu m Catalan: filipí (ca) m, tagàlog m Chinese: Cantonese: 菲律賓話, 菲律宾话 (fei1 leot6 ban1 waa6-2) Mandarin: 菲律賓語／菲律宾语 (zh) (Fēilǜbīn yǔ), 菲語／菲语 (Fēiyǔ) Min Nan: 番仔話 (Huan-á-uē) Dutch: Filipijns (nl) n Finnish: filippiino German: Philippinisch (de) n Greek: φιλιππινέζικα (el) n pl (filippinézika) Hebrew: פיליפיני‎ m (filipini) Hungarian: filippínó (hu), tagalog (hu) Irish: Filipínis f Japanese: フィリピン語 (ja) (Firipin-go) Latin: lingua Philippina f Norwegian: Bokmål: filippinsk m Nynorsk: filippinsk (nn) m Portuguese: filipino (pt) m Russian: филипи́но m (filipíno), пилипи́но m (pilipíno) Swedish: filippinska (sv) Tagalog: Filipino (tl), Pilipino (tl) (older name) Vietnamese: tiếng Tagalog

Adjective

Filipino (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people, language, and culture.

   Synonym: Philippine

2. Of or pertaining to Tagalog, the basis of the national language of the Philippines.

Usage notes

• Although discouraged, "Filipino" is colloquially also used to describe activities in, or things from, the country, rather than "Philippine".

Related terms

• Fil-
• Fil-Am
• Flip
• FOB
• Kabayan

 

Translations

of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people

Armenian: ֆիլիպինյան (filipinyan), ֆիլիպինական (filipinakan) Asturian: filipín (ast) Catalan: filipí (ca) Czech: filipínský (cs) Danish: filippinsk Dutch: Filipijns (nl) Finnish: filippiiniläinen (fi) French: philippin (fr) Galician: filipino German: philippinisch (de) Greek: Φιλιππινικός (Filippinikós) Hawaiian: Pilipino Hungarian: filippínó (hu), Fülöp-szigeteki Irish: Filipíneach Italian: filippino (it) Japanese: フィリピノの (Firipino no) Korean: 필리핀어 (pillipineo) Latin: Philippinensis Latvian: Filipīniešu Manx: Philippeenagh Norwegian: Bokmål: filippinsk Nynorsk: filippinsk (nn) Polish: Filipiński Portuguese: filipino (pt) Russian: филиппи́нский (ru) (filippínskij) Spanish: filipino (es) Tagalog: Pilipino (tl), Pinoy (tl)

See also

• Malay
• Malayo-Polynesian

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Filipino, fil ⁠

References

1. Abella, Domingo (1978) From Indio to Filipino: And Some Historical Works‎, Milagros Romuáldez-Abella, pages 30
2. Nolasco, Clarita T. (September & December 1970), “The Creoles in Spanish Philippines”, in Far Eastern University Journal‎, volume 15, issue 1 & 2
3. Kramer, Paul A. (2006) The Blood of Government: Race, Empire, the United States, and the Philippines‎, University of North Carolina Press, pages 79
4. Wickberg, E. (March 1964), “The Chinese Mestizo in Philippine History”, in Journal of Southeast Asian History‎, volume 5, pages 63
5. Ganito Kami Noon... Paano Kayo Ngayon? [This Is How We Were Before... How Are You Doing Now?], written by Iglesias, Roy C. (writer) & Romero, Eddie (director), Philippines: Hemisphere Pictures, December 25, 1976

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Pilipino

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish filipino m, from Felipe +‎ -ino, demonym to Spanish las Islas Filipinas (“The Philippine Islands (P.I.); The Philippines”), which was named after Spanish El Rey Felipe II de España (“King Philip II of Spain”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Fi‧li‧pi‧no
• IPA^(key): /piliˈpino/, [pɪ.lɪˈpi.no]
• IPA^(key): /piliˈpino/, [pɪ.lɪˈpi.no]

Noun

Filipino (feminine Filipina)

1. Filipino language (national language of the Philippines)
2. (proscribed) alternative form of Pilipino: Filipino (person)
3. (obsolete, historical) male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent[1][2][3][4]

Usage notes

• Filipino as a language was designated as the official name of the national language, replacing Pilipino, in the 1987 Constitution.
• Filipino as a person used to refer to a male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent, just like the term insular, during the Spanish era of the Philippines, until it was applied to all the natives of the Philippines as a nationality of the First Philippine Republic after the Philippine Revolution in 1898. The term was eventually spelled as Pilipino using the Abakada alphabet in the early 20th century. In 2013, after the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF) issued its resolution to rename the country from Pilipinas to Filipinas, it also promoted the use of Filipino instead of Pilipino to refer to a Filipino person and the adjective pertaining to the Philippines. In 2021, the KWF reversed its policy and returned to the previous spelling of Pilipino, which has more widespread use.

See also

• Espanyol
• insulares
• Kastila
• Pinoy

 

Adjective

Filipino

1. (proscribed) alternative form of Pilipino: Filipino (pertaining to the Philippines)

References

1. Wickberg, E. (March 1964), “The Chinese Mestizo in Philippine History”, in Journal of Southeast Asian History‎, volume 5, pages 63
2. Nolasco, Clarita T. (September & December 1970), “The Creoles in Spanish Philippines”, in Far Eastern University Journal‎, volume 15, issue 1 & 2
3. Ganito Kami Noon... Paano Kayo Ngayon? [This Is How We Were Before... How Are You Doing Now?], written by Iglesias, Roy C. (writer) & Romero, Eddie (director), Philippines: Hemisphere Pictures, December 25, 1976
4. Abella, Domingo (1978) From Indio to Filipino: And Some Historical Works‎, Milagros Romuáldez-Abella, pages 30