henyo

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Tagalog[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhenjo/, [ˈhɛ.ɲo]
  • Hyphenation: hen‧yo

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish genio (“genius”), from Latin genius.

Noun[edit]

henyo (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. genius
    Synonyms: pantas, paham
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish genio (“genie”), from French génie (used to translate Arabic جِنّيّ (jinnī) based on similarity of sound and sense) from Latin genius (“household guardian spirit”).

Noun[edit]

henyo (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. (folklore, mythology, fantasy) genie

Further reading[edit]

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