adibino

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish adivino, from Old Spanish adeuino, from Latin dīvīnus (“prophetic”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔadiˈbino/ [ʔɐ.d̪ɪˈbiː.n̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: a‧di‧bi‧no

Noun

adibino (feminine adibina, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜊᜒᜈᜓ)

  1. diviner; fortune-teller; seer
    Synonyms: manghuhula, adibinador

Further reading

  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 11
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