ginoo

• Hyphenation: gi‧no‧o

ginoo

1. deity; god

• guinoo – obsolete
• Ginoo – capitalized
• G. – abbreviation

From Proto-Bisayan *gin- (c.f. Cebuano gi- and Hiligaynon gin- prefixes) + Greater Central Philippine *túʔuh (“believe; give credence to”) (c.f. Tagalog totoo, Cebuano tuo), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu (“true”). Compare Kapampangan ginu, Bikol Central ginoo, Cebuano ginoo, and Kapampangan ginu. Also possibly related to Sanskrit नु (nu, “praise”), or noo (“forehead”).

• Hyphenation: gi‧no‧o
• IPA^(key): /ɡinoˈʔo/, [ɡɪ.noˈʔo]
• IPA^(key): /ɡiˈnoʔo/, [ɡɪˈno.ʔo] (archaic)
• Rhymes: -o

ginoó (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜈᜓᜂ)

1. gentleman; well-bred man

   Synonyms: maginoo, kabalyero

   Bigay ng isang ginoo.

   Given by a mister.

2. (archaic) lady of rank
3. (historical, obsolete) noble from the ruling class (of Indianized polities of pre-colonial Philippines)

• According to Fr. Juan de Noceda and Fr. Pedro del San Lucar who compiled the Vocabulario de la lengua tagala in 1754, ginoo referred to a lady of rank while maginoo referred to a gentleman of rank, whereas today, both refer to men, while ginang, gining, or binibini are used for women today.

• Guino-o (surname)

• “ginoo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018