eunuko

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /juˈnuko/ [jʊˈn̪uː.xo]
      • Rhymes: -uko
    • IPA(key): /ʔewˈnuko/ [ʔeʊ̯ˈn̪uː.xo] (obsolete)
  • Syllabification: eu‧nu‧ko

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 (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 415
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