maisto

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• maysto — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Early borrowing of Spanish maestro, from Latin magister, magistrum.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈʔisto/ [mɐˈʔis.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -isto
• Syllabification: ma‧is‧to

Noun

maisto (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. obsolete form of maestro: teacher

   Sino ang maisto dito?

   Who is the teacher here?

Derived terms

• magmaisto
• pagmaistuhan

Further reading

• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 402: “Maeſtro) Mayſto (pp) C, de eſcuela o de enseñar”

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