Filipino

English

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Etymology

From Spanish Filipinas; from Spanish Felipe, attributed to the King of Spain.

Proper noun

Filipino

1. A Philippine language used in the Philippines, based on Tagalog.

Translations

One of two national languages of the Philippines

Armenian: ֆիլիպիներեն (hy) (filipineren), պիլիպինո (hy) (pilipino) Chinese: Mandarin: 菲律賓語 (zh), 菲律宾语 (zh) (Fēilǜbīn yǔ) Irish: Filipínis (ga) f. Japanese: フィリピン語 (ja) (Firipin-go) Norwegian: Bokmål: filippinsk (nb) m. Nynorsk: filippinsk (nn) m.

Russian: филипино (ru) (filipíno) m. (indeclinable), пилипино (ru) (pilipíno) m. (indeclinable) Tagalog: Tagalog (tl), (older name) Pilipino (tl)

Synonyms

• (language): Pilipino

Noun

Filipino (plural Filipinos)

1. A native or inhabitant of the Philippines.

Translations

native or inhabitant of the Philippines

Armenian: ֆիլիպինցի (hy) (filipincʿi), (only female) ֆիլիպինուհի (hy) (filipinuhi) Catalan: filipí (ca) m. Danish: filippinsk (da) Irish: Filipíneach (ga) m. Italian: filippino (it) m., filippina (it) f. Manx: Philippeenagh (gv) m.

Norwegian: Bokmål: filippiner (nb) m. Nynorsk: filippinar (nn) m. Russian: филиппинец (ru) (filippínec) m., филиппинка (ru) (filippínka) f. Spanish: Tagalog (es) m. Tagalog: Pilipino (tl) (m), Pilipina (tl) (f), Pinoy (tl) (m), Pinay (tl) (f)

Adjective

Filipino (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people.
2. Of or pertaining to Tagalog, the language of the Philippines.

Synonyms

• (of the Philippines or its people): Philippine

Derived terms

• Tagalog American

Translations

Of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people

Armenian: ֆիլիպինյան (hy) (filipinyan), ֆիլիպինական (hy) (filipinakan) Dutch: Filipijns (nl) Irish: Filipíneach (ga) Italian: filippino (it) Manx: Philippeenagh (gv) Norwegian: Bokmål: filippinsk (nb) Nynorsk: filippinsk (nn)

Russian: филиппинский (ru) (filippínskij) Spanish: Tagalog (es) m. Tagalog: Pilipino (tl), Pinoy (tl)

Related terms

• Fil-
• Fil-Am
• Kabayan
• Flip
• FOB

See also

• Malay
• Malayo-Polynesian
• Index:Tagalog

External links

• Ethnologue entry for Filipino, fil

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Tagalog

Proper noun

Tagalog

1. Tagalog

Synonyms

• Pilipino (the former name)