Pinay

From Tagalog Pinay.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiːnaɪ/

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Pinay (plural Pinays)

1. (informal) A Filipina; a citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, and those descending from such, who is female.

• Filipina

• Pinoy
• Filipino

• Filipino

• Payni, painy

From clipping of Pilipina (“Filipina”) +‎ -ay (“diminutive suffix”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /piˈnaj/ [pɪˈn̪aɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: Pi‧nay

Pináy (masculine Pinoy, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜌ᜔)

1. (informal) a Filipina; a citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, and those descending from such, who is female

   Synonyms: Pilipina, Filipina

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

• pinya