demonyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• demonio, dimonio (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish demonio, from Latin daemonium, from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: de‧mon‧yo
• IPA^(key): /deˈmonjo/, [d̪ɛˈmoː.ɲo]

Noun

demonyo

1. demon

   Synonym: diyablo

Derived terms

• demonyuhin
• kademonyuhan
• magdemonyo
• makademonyo
• napakademonyo

 

Interjection

demonyo

1. (vulgar) said in anger, annoyance or other strong emotion

   Synonyms: demontres, diyablo, diyantre

Further reading

• “demonyo” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “demonyo”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
• demonyo on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl