ginto

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• guinto — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Possibly either from Hokkien 金條／金条 (kim-tiâu, “gold bar”) or Hokkien 金鍍／金镀 (kim-tō͘, “gold-plated”). Cognate with Kapampangan gintu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡinˈtoʔ/, [ɡɪnˈtoʔ]
• Hyphenation: gin‧to

Noun

gintô (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. (chemistry) gold

   Synonym: oro

2. gold coin
3. gold (color/colour)

   Synonym: bulawan

4. (colloquial, figurative) money

   Synonyms: pera, salapi, pilak

5. (colloquial, figurative) riches; wealth

   Synonym: yaman

Derived terms

• dilang ginto
• giginto
• ginintuan
• ginintuang puso
• ginintuang tinig
• gintuan
• gintuin
• halagang ginto
• huling-ginto
• isdangginto
• kagintuan
• maginto
• malaginto
• panday-ginto
• salaginto

 

See also

• giliginto

 

Adjective

gintô (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. made of gold
2. golden (color/colour)

   Synonym: bulawan

3. (colloquial, figurative) of great value

Further reading

• “ginto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018