Santo Niño
English
Alternative forms
- Sto. Niño
Proper noun
Santo Niño
- Various barangays of the Philippines.
- Various municipalities of the Philippines.
Related terms
- Santa Cruz-Santo Niño
- Santo Niño Jesus
- Santo Niño Tabuan
- Vizal Santo Niño
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsanto ˈniɲo/ [ˌsãn̪.t̪o ˈni.ɲo]
- Syllabification: San‧to Ni‧ño
Proper noun
- Christ child (child Jesus)
- Synonyms: El Niño, Niño Dios
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- Sto. Niño
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Santo Niño (“holy boy”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌsanto ˈninjo/ [ˌsan̪.t̪o ˈn̪iː.ɲo], /sanˌto ˈninjo/ [sɐn̪ˌt̪o ˈn̪iː.ɲo]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌsanto ˈninjo/ [ˌsan̪.t̪o ˈn̪in̪.jo], (no palatal assimilation) /sanˌto ˈninjo/ [sɐn̪ˌt̪o ˈn̪in̪.jo]
- Rhymes: -injo
- Syllabification: San‧to Ni‧ño
Proper noun
Santo Niño or Santó Niño (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ ᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ) (Christianity)
- Christ child (Child Jesus)
- various barangays of the Philippines
- various municipalities of the Philippines
Related terms
Further reading
- “Santo Niño”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “Santo Niño”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018