maisto

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• maysto — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈʔisto/, [mɐˈʔis.to]
• 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) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 402: “Maeſtro) Mayſto (pp) C, de eſcuela o de enseñar”