eunuko

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish eunuco, from Latin eunūchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos). Compare Cebuano eyunuko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juˈnuko/, [jʊˈnu.xo]

• IPA^(key): /ʔewˈnuko/, [ʔɛʊ̯ˈnu.xo] (obsolete)
• Hyphenation: eu‧nu‧ko

Noun

eunuko (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜈᜓᜃᜓ)

1. eunuch

   Synonyms: bating, kapon, kinapong bantay

Further reading

• “eunuko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co.