binibini

See also: Binibini

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Binibini
• Bb. — abbreviation

Etymology

Borrowed from Brunei Malay bini-bini (“woman”). Compare Cebuano binibini, Old Cebuano beni beni, and Malay bini.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biniˈbini/ [bɪ.nɪˈbi.nɪ]
• Rhymes: -ini
• Syllabification: bi‧ni‧bi‧ni

Noun

binibini (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜊᜒᜈᜒ)

1. maiden; young lady; unmarried woman

   Synonyms: dalaga, dalaginding

2. miss; mademoiselle

   Bigay sa akin ng isang binibini doon.

   Given to me by a miss from over there.

Coordinate terms

• (of a man): Ginoo, ginoo (G.), Senyor, senyor (Sr.); (of a woman): Ginang, ginang (Gng.), Binibini, binibini (Bb.), Senyora, senyora (Sra.)

Related terms

• babae

 

See also

• bini
• biniboy
• lakambini

 

Further reading

• “binibini”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page xv