silbiro

Tagalog

Etymology

An early borrowing from Spanish, possibly from servidor or servido. Possible doublet of serbidor.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /silˈbiɾo/ [sɪlˈbiː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -iɾo
• Syllabification: sil‧bi‧ro

Noun

silbiro (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜊᜒᜇᜓ) (obsolete)

1. courteous and well-mannered servant

   Synonyms: kriyado, kriyada, katulong, yaya, kasambahay

   Ako'y silbiro mo.

   I am your servant.

   Kung may ipagbibilin ka dito sa silbiro mo?

   If you have something to ask for your servant?

2. (by extension) act of serving

Derived terms

• magsilbiro
• pagsilbiruhan

 

Related terms

• silbi

 

See also

• alagad

Further reading

• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 200: “Criado) Silbiro (pp) con corteſia”
  • page 552: “Seruidor) Silbiro (pp) C. cortes y bien criado”
  • page 552: “Seruir) Silbiro (pp)”
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2017) Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 528