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Filipina

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See also: filipina and Filipin@

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish filipina f (feminine form of filipino).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Filipina (plural Filipinas)

  1. (countable) A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or one descending from such.
    Synonym: Pinay
    • 2006 [1997 December 16], Shu-Ju Ada Cheng, “The Global Trade in Domestic Service”, in Serving the Household and the Nation: Filipina Domestics and the Politics of Identity in Taiwan‎[3] (Sociology; Asian Studies), Lexington Books, sourced from United Daily News, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 59:
      Recently, the police station at Nei-Hu district arrested about ten Filipina domestics and nursing workers who ran away from their employers.
    • 2009 April 22, Vina A. Lanzona, Amazons of the Huk Rebellion: Gender, Sex, and Revolution in the Philippines, Univ of Wisconsin Press, →ISBN, page 31:
      Whether portrayed as masculine warriors, female seducers, or wayward mothers, Huk Amazons were regarded as extraordinary and unconventional Filipinas: communist guerrillas trained to fight as soldiers against the government and women who lived in the forests, fraternized with men, and had children outside marriage.
  2. (obsolete, historical, countable) A female Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent.[1]
    Synonyms: Spaniard, Spanish

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Adjective

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Filipina (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to female inhabitants of the Philippines.

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References

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  1. ^ Wickberg, E. (1964 March) “The Chinese Mestizo in Philippine History”, in Journal of Southeast Asian History‎[1], volume 5, page 63

Iban

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay Filipina, from Spanish Filipinas.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Filipina

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Adjective

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Filipina

  1. Filipino

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Originally from Spanish Filipinas, which was from Felipe (the name of a king of Spain).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [filiˈpina]
  • Hyphenation: Fi‧li‧pi‧na

Proper noun

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Filipina

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

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countries in Asia: negara-negara di Asia (appendix)edit

Malay

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Proper noun

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Filipina (Jawi spelling فيليڤينا)

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish filipina, feminine form of filipino.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /filiˈpina/ [fɪ.lɪˈpiː.n̪ɐ]
    • IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /piliˈpina/ [pɪ.lɪˈpiː.n̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: Fi‧li‧pi‧na

Noun

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Filipina (masculine Filipino, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈ)

  1. (proscribed) alternative form of Pilipina, female equivalent of Filipino: female Filipino; Filipina (person)
  2. (historical) female equivalent of Filipino: female Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent[1]

Usage notes

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wickberg, E. (1964 March) “The Chinese Mestizo in Philippine History”, in Journal of Southeast Asian History‎[2], volume 5, page 63
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