Igorot
English
Etymology
Noun
Igorot (plural Igorots or Igorot)
- A member of any of several Austronesian ethnic groups in the Philippines, inhabiting the mountains of Luzon.
Ilocano
Etymology
Noun
Igorot
- Igorot; Cordilleran (indigenous inhabitant of the Luzon Cordillera mountain ranges in the Philippines)
Derived terms
Kankanaey
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog Igorot or Ilocano Igorot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔiˈɡoɾot/ [ʔiˈɡoː.ɾot̚]
- Rhymes: -oɾot
- Syllabification: I‧go‧rot
Noun
Igorot
- Igorot; Cordilleran (indigenous inhabitant of the Luzon Cordillera mountain ranges in the Philippines)
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
From Hispanization of i- (“demonym prefix”) + gulot (“mountain range”). Doublet of Igorote.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiɡoˈɾot/ [ʔɪ.ɣoˈɾot̪̚]
- Rhymes: -ot
- Syllabification: I‧go‧rot
Noun
Igorót (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄᜓᜇᜓᜆ᜔)
- Igorot; Cordilleran (indigenous inhabitant of the Luzon Cordillera mountain ranges in the Philippines)
- Synonym: Ipugaw
Usage notes
- The term Ifugao is more frequently used by the Igorot themselves, as Igorot is viewed as slightly pejorative, except by the Ibaloys.
Further reading
- “Igorot”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “Igorot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera (1 November 2011) Etimologia de los nombres de razas de Filipinas[1] (in Spanish), NoBooks Editorial