Filipino

See also: filipino

English

Alternative forms

• Philipino (see also Pilipino)

Etymology

From Spanish filipino m, from Spanish Filipinas (“Philippines”); from Spanish Felipe, attributed to the King of Spain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪlɪˈpinoʊ/
• IPA^(key): /piliˈpino/

• Audio (CA):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːnəʊ

Noun

Filipino (countable and uncountable, plural Filipinos)

1. (uncountable) A Philippine language used in the Philippines, based on Tagalog, also known as Manileño.

   Synonym: Pilipino

2. (countable) A native or inhabitant of the Philippines, especially a male.

Synonyms

• (native or inhabitant): Pinoy; Filipin@

Hyponyms

• (native or inhabitant): Filipina
• (native or inhabitant): Pinoy, Pinay

Antonyms

• (male Filipino): Filipina

Translations

One of two national languages of the Philippines

• Armenian: ֆիլիպիներեն (filipineren), պիլիպինո (pilipino)
• Asturian: tagalu m
• Catalan: filipí (ca) m, tagàlog m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 菲律賓話／菲律宾话 (fei¹ leot⁶ ban¹ waa^6-2), 菲律宾话 (fei¹ leot⁶ ban¹ waa^6-2)

  Mandarin: 菲律賓語／菲律宾语 (zh) (Fēilǜbīnyǔ), 菲律宾语 (zh) (Fēilǜbīn yǔ)

• Finnish: filippiino
• German: Philippinisch (de) n
• Greek: φιλιππινέζικα (el) n pl (filippinézika)
• Hebrew: פיליפיני m (filipini)
• Hungarian: filippínó (hu), tagalog (hu)
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• Irish: Filipínis f
• Japanese: フィリピン語 (ja) (Firipin-go)
• Latin: lingua Philippina f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: filippinsk m

  Nynorsk: filippinsk (nn) m

• Portuguese: filipino (pt) m
• Russian: филипи́но m (filipíno), пилипи́но m (pilipíno)
• Swedish: filippinska (sv)
• Tagalog: Filipino (tl), Pilipino (tl) (older name)
• Vietnamese: tiếng Tagalog

Native or inhabitant of the Philippines

• Armenian: ֆիլիպինցի (filipincʻi), (only female) ֆիլիպինուհի (filipinuhi)
• Catalan: filipí (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 菲律賓人／菲律宾人 (fei¹ leot⁶ ban¹ jan⁴), 菲律宾人 (fei¹ leot⁶ ban¹ jan⁴)

• Czech: Filipínec (cs) m, Filipínka f
• Danish: filippinsk
• Dutch: Filipijns (nl)
• Esperanto: filipinano m, filipinanino f
• Finnish: filippiiniläinen (fi)
• French: Philippin (fr) m, Philippine (fr) f
• Galician: filipino m
• German: Philippiner (de) m, Philippinerin (de) f
• Hawaiian: Pilipino
• Hungarian: filippínó (hu)
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• Irish: Filipíneach m
• Italian: filippino (it) m, filippina f, filippini m pl, filippine f pl
• Latin: Philippinus m, Philippina f, Philippini m pl, Philippinae (la) f pl
• Manx: Philippeenagh m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: filippiner m

  Nynorsk: filippinar (nn) m

• Polish: Filipińczyk (pl) m, Filipinka (pl) f
• Portuguese: filipino (pt) m
• Russian: филиппи́нец (ru) m (filippínec), филиппи́нка (ru) f (filippínka)
• Spanish: filipino (es) m
• Tagalog: Pilipino (tl) (m), Pilipina (f), Pinoy (tl) (m), Pinay (f)
• Yup'ik: Pilip'iinaq

Adjective

Filipino (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people.

   Synonym: Philippine

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

Related terms

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

 

Translations

Of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people

• Armenian: ֆիլիպինյան (filipinyan), ֆիլիպինական (filipinakan)
• Asturian: filipín (ast)
• Catalan: filipí (ca)
• Czech: filipínský (cs)
• Danish: filippinsk
• Dutch: Filipijns (nl)
• Finnish: filippiiniläinen (fi)
• French: philippin (fr)
• Galician: filipino
• German: philippinisch (de)
• Greek: Φιλιππινικός (Filippinikós)
• Hawaiian: Pilipino
• Hungarian: filippínó (hu)
• Irish: Filipíneach
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• Italian: filippino (it)
• Japanese: フィリピノの (Firipino no)
• Korean: 필리핀어 (pillipineo)
• Latin: Philippinensis
• Latvian: Filipīniešu
• Manx: Philippeenagh
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: filippinsk

  Nynorsk: filippinsk (nn)

• Polish: Filipiński
• Portuguese: filipino (pt)
• Russian: филиппи́нский (ru) (filippínskij)
• Spanish: filipino (es)
• Tagalog: Pilipino (tl), Pinoy (tl)

See also

• Malay
• Malayo-Polynesian
• Index:Tagalog

External links

• Ethnologue entry for Filipino, fil ⁠

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.liˈpi.no/

Proper noun

Filipino

1. Tagalog

Synonyms

• Pilipino (the former name)