amigito

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amiguito. By surface analysis, amigo +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔamiˈɡito/ [ʔɐ.mɪˈɣiː.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: a‧mi‧gi‧to

Noun

amigito (feminine amigita, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜄᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. young male friend

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 30
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