eunuko

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /juˈnuko/ [jʊˈn̪uː.xo]
    • Rhymes: -uko
  • IPA^(key): /ʔewˈnuko/ [ʔeʊ̯ˈn̪uː.xo] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: 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 (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 415