maginoo
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máginoó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜒᜈᜓᜂ)
- gentleman
- Synonym: ginoo
- (historical) the ruling class or nobility in ancient Tagalog society
Usage notes[edit]
- 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.
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máginoó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜒᜈᜓᜂ)
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Further reading[edit]
- “maginoo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 497: “Prinçipal) Maginoo (pp) en linaje y parentela”
- page 551: “Señor) Maginoo (pp) hablando con alguno y aſi quando topan al prinçipal diçen, aba maginoo, eſte en hora buena el ſeñor”