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henyo

Tagalog edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: hen‧yo
  • IPA(key): /ˈhenjo/, [ˈhɛ.ɲo]

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Spanish genio (“genius”), from Latin genius.

Noun edit

henyo (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. genius
    Synonyms: pantas, paham
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Spanish genio (“genie”), from French génie (used to translate Arabic جِنّيّ (jinnī) based on similarity of sound and sense) from Latin genius (“household guardian spirit”).

Noun edit

henyo (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. (folklore, mythology, fantasy) genie

Further reading edit

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