Filipinx

English

Etymology

The gender-neutral suffix -x replaces the gendered suffixes -a and -o of Filipina and Filipino, which are from Spanish filipina and Spanish filipino, both from Spanish Filipinas (“Philippines”), from Felipe II de España (“Philip II of Spain”), from Felipe (“Philip”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɪ.ləˈpin.ɛks/, or sometimes as the phrase "Filipino and Filipina"

Noun

Filipinx (plural Filipinxs)

  1. (US, neologism) A Filipina or Filipino (of any gender).

Usage notes

  • Filipinx is used as a gender-neutral alternative to Filipino or Filipina. However, there is debate as to the term's necessity: many claim that Filipino has always been gender-neutral[1] and that the -x suffix is "unnatural" in Philippine linguistics.[2]
  • This term is not well-accepted in the Philippines itself and is mostly used by certain speakers in the United States.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Lauren Golangco (1 February 2022) “Filipinx: Why is the Gender-Neutral Term So Controversial?”, in Tatlerasia‎[1]:
    One of the primary arguments for denouncing ‘Filipinx’ is that the term ‘Filipino’ is already genderless. While ‘Filipina’ may be used as a feminine version of ‘Filipino’, the latter is not exclusively masculine: people of Philippine origin identify themselves as Filipino regardless of gender identity.
  2. ^ Kate Cabigao (7 January 2021) “Are You Filipino or Filipinx?”, in Vice‎[2]: “She said that “Filipinx” is an unnatural term because the suffix “-x” does not exist in the Philippine linguistic system.”
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