eunuko

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish eunuco, from Latin eunūchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos). Compare Cebuano eyunuko.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: eu‧nu‧ko
  • IPA(key): /juˈnuko/, [jʊˈnu.xo]
  • IPA(key): /ʔewˈnuko/, [ʔɛʊ̯ˈnu.xo] (obsolete)

Noun

eunuko (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜈᜓᜃᜓ)

  1. eunuch
    Synonyms: bating, kapon, kinapong bantay

Further reading
  • “eunuko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co.
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