Igorot

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Igorot.

Noun

Igorot (plural Igorots or Igorot)

  1. A member of any of several Austronesian ethnic groups in the Philippines, inhabiting the mountains of Luzon.

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Igorot.

Noun

Igorot

  1. 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

  1. 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)

  1. 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