Santo Niño

English

Alternative forms

  • Sto. Niño

Proper noun

Santo Niño

  1. Various barangays of the Philippines.
  2. Various municipalities of the Philippines.
  • 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

Santo Niño m

  1. 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)

  1. Christ child (Child Jesus)
  2. various barangays of the Philippines
  3. various municipalities of the Philippines

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