maginoo
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- maguinoo – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
From ma- + ginoo.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧gi‧no‧o
- IPA(key): /ˌmaɡinoˈʔo/, [ˌma.ɣɪ.noˈʔo]
- IPA(key): /maɡiˈnoʔo/, [mɐ.ɣɪˈno.ʔo] (obsolete)
Noun
máginoó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜒᜈᜓᜂ)
- gentleman
- Synonym: ginoo
- (historical) The ruling class or nobility in ancient Tagalog society.
Usage notes
- According to Fr. Juan de Noceda and Fr. Pedro del San Lucar who compiled the Vocabulario de la lengua tagala in 1754, maginoo referred to a gentleman of rank while ginoo referred to a lady of rank, whereas today, both refer to men.
Derived terms
- ipagmaginoo
- maginoohin
- magmaginoo
- pagmaginoohan
Related terms
- ginoo
See also
- alipin
- don
- Gat
- kabalyero
- lakan
- maharlika
Adjective
máginoó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜒᜈᜓᜂ)
- respectful; honest; well-mannered; gentlemanlike
See also
- marangal
Further reading
- “maginoo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Fr. Pedro de San Buena Ventura (1613), Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 497: “Prinçipal) Maginoo (pp) en linaje y parentela”
- Fr. Pedro de San Buena Ventura (1613), Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 551: “Señor) Maginoo (pp) hablando con alguno y aſi quando topan al prinçipal diçen, aba maginoo, eſte en hora buena el ſeñor”