demonyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• demonio, dimonio — obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-y(eti)

Proto-Indo-European *-y(éti)

Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y-der.

Ancient Greek δαίομαι (daíomai)

Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ

Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn)

Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn)

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)

Ancient Greek δαιμόνῐος (daimónĭos)

Ancient Greek δαιμόνῐον (daimónĭon)bor.

Latin daemonium

Spanish demoniobor.

Tagalog demonyo

Borrowed from Spanish demonio, from Latin daemonium, borrowed from Ancient Greek δαιμόνῐον (daimónĭon).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /deˈmonjo/ [d̪ɛˈmoː.ɲo]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /deˈmonjo/ [d̪ɛˈmon̪.jo]
• Rhymes: -onjo
• Syllabification: de‧mon‧yo

Noun

demonyo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. demon

   Synonym: diyablo

Derived terms

• demonyuhin
• kademonyuhan
• magdemonyo
• makademonyo
• napakademonyo

Interjection

demonyo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. (vulgar) said in anger, annoyance or other strong emotion

   Synonyms: demontres, diyablo, diyantre

Further reading

• “demonyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• “demonyo”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.