ginoo

See also: Ginoo

Bikol Central

Etymology

Possibly 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, Cebuano ginoo, Hiligaynon ginoo, Tagalog ginoo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gi‧no‧o

Noun

ginoo

1. deity; god

Cebuano

Etymology

Possibly 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, Hiligaynon ginoo, Tagalog ginoo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gi‧no‧o

Noun

ginoo

1. deity; god

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Possibly 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, Hiligaynon tuod), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu (“true”). Compare Kapampangan ginu, Bikol Central ginoo, Cebuano ginoo, Tagalog ginoo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gi‧no‧o

Noun

ginoo

1. deity; god

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Possibly 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. Also possibly related to Sanskrit नु (nu, “praise”), or noo (“forehead”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

   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
• maginoo
• maginoohin
• pagkamaginoo

 

Related terms

• Ginoo
• Guino-o (surname)

See also

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

 

Further reading

• “ginoo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 444: “Noble) Ginoo (pp) por linaje y parentela”
  • page 497: “Prinçipala) Ginoo (pp) o ſeñora”
  • page 552: “Señora) Ginoo (pp) para con mugeres”