ginoo

See also: Ginoo

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• (the Lord; Mr., Sir) Ginoo — capitalized

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Bisayan *gin- (cf. Cebuano gi- and Hiligaynon gin- prefixes) + Greater Central Philippine *túʔuh (“believe; give credence to”) (cf. Tagalog totoo, Cebuano tuo), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu (“true”). Compare Kapampangan ginu, Central Bikol ginoo, Hiligaynon ginoo, Tagalog ginoo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈnoʔo/ [ɡiˈn̪oː.ʔo]
• Rhymes: -oʔo
• Syllabification: gi‧no‧o

Noun

ginóo (Badlit spelling ᜄᜒᜈᜓᜂ)

1. deity; god
2. mister; gentleman; sir

Derived terms

• Gining
• walay ginoo

Central Bikol

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Bisayan *gin- (cf. Cebuano gi- and Hiligaynon gin- prefixes) + Greater Central Philippine *túʔuh (“believe; give credence to”) (cf. Tagalog totoo, Cebuano tuo), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu (“true”). Compare Kapampangan ginu, Cebuano ginoo, Hiligaynon ginoo, Tagalog ginoo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gi‧no‧o

Noun

ginoo

1. deity; god

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Bisayan *gin- (cf. Cebuano gi- and Hiligaynon gin- prefixes) + Greater Central Philippine *túʔuh (“believe; give credence to”) (cf. Tagalog totoo, Cebuano tuo, Hiligaynon tuod), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu (“true”). Compare Kapampangan ginu, Central Bikol ginoo, Cebuano ginoo, Tagalog ginoo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gi‧no‧o

Noun

ginoo

1. deity; god

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• guinoo — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• Ginoo — capitalized
• G. — abbreviation

Etymology

Etymology tree

Tagalog *gin-

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu

Tagalog *tuo

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Tagalog ginoo

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ɡinoˈʔo/ [ɡ̠ɪ.n̪oˈʔo]
    • Rhymes: -o
  • IPA^(key): /ɡiˈnoʔo/ [ɡ̠ɪˈn̪oː.ʔo] (archaic, now dialectal)
    • Rhymes: -oʔo
• Syllabification: gi‧no‧o

Noun

ginoó (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜈᜓᜂ)

1. mister, gentleman

   Synonyms: maginoo, kabalyero

   Bigay ng isang ginoo.

   Given by a mister.

2. (archaic) lady of rank

   Aba Ginoong Maria ― Hail Mary (literally, “Ave Lady Maria”)

3. (historical) lord; noble from the ruling class

Usage notes

• 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.

Derived terms

• Aba Ginoong Maria
• kaginoohan
• lawing-ginoo
• layaging-ginoo
• maginoo
• maginoohin
• pagkamaginoo
• ulan-ginoo

Related terms

• Ginoo
• Guino-o

See also

• dayang
• don
• donya
• ginang
• gining
• lakambini
• lakan
• senyor
• senyorita
• tuwan

Further reading

• “ginoo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por el P. Juan de Noceda y el P. Pedro de Sanlucar. Ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎^[1] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos.‎^[2] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[3] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • page 444: “Noble) Ginoo (pp) por linaje y parentela”
  • page 497: “Prinçipala) Ginoo (pp) o ſeñora”
  • page 552: “Señora) Ginoo (pp) para con mugeres”