binibini
See also: Binibini
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- Binibini
- Bb. – abbreviation
Etymology
Reduplication of bini. Compare Cebuano binibini, Old Cebuano beni beni, and Brunei Malay bini-bini (“woman”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bi‧ni‧bi‧ni
- IPA(key): /biniˈbini/, [bɪ.nɪˈbi.nɪ]
Noun
binibini (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜊᜒᜈᜒ)
- maiden; young lady; unmarried woman
- Synonyms: dalaga, dalaginding
- miss; mademoiselle
- Bigay sa akin ng isang binibini doon.
- Given to me by a miss from over there.
Coordinate terms
- (of a man): Ginoo, ginoo (G.), Senyor, senyor (Sr.); (of a woman): Ginang, ginang (Gng.), Binibini, binibini (Bb.), Senyora, senyora (Sra.)
See also
- lakambini
Further reading
- “binibini”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018