Filipinx

English

Etymology

The gender-neutral suffix -x replaces the gendered Spanish suffixes -a and -o., from Filipina and Filipino, from Spanish filipina+filipino, from the Filipinas (“Philippines”), from Felipe (“Philip”), from Philip II of Spain.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɪ.ləˈpin.ɛks/, or sometimes as the phrase "Filipino and Filipina"

Noun

Filipinx (plural Filipinxs)

  1. (US, neologism) A Filipina (“f”) or Filipino (“m”)

Usage notes

Filipinx is used as a gender-neutral alternative to Filipino or Filipina. However, there is debate to the terms necessity since many claim Filipino has always been gender-neutral[1] and that the -X suffix is "unnatural" in Philippine linguistics.[2]

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References

References
  1. 2022 February 1, Lauren Golangco, “Filipinx: Why is the Gender-Neutral Term So Controversial?”, in Tatlerasia‎:
    "One of the primary arguments for denouncing ‘Filipinx’ is that the term ‘Filipino’ is already genderless. While ‘Filipina’ may be used as a feminine version of ‘Filipino’, the latter is not exclusively masculine: people of Philippine origin identify themselves as Filipino regardless of gender identity."
  2. 2021 January 7, Kate Cabigao, “Are You Filipino or Filipinx?”, in Vice‎:
    "She said that 'Filipinx' is an unnatural term because the suffix “-x” does not exist in the Philippine linguistic system."
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