Amansinaya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • Aman Sinaya
  • Amang-Sinaya
  • Amanisaya metathesis

Etymology

From ama + ng + sinaya, literally, father of the first catch.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌmansiˈnaja/ [ʔɐˌman.sɪˈna.jɐ], /ʔaˌmansiˈnajaʔ/ [ʔɐˌman.sɪˈna.jɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aja, -ajaʔ
  • Syllabification: A‧man‧si‧na‧ya

Proper noun

Amánsináya or Amánsinayà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜌ) (mythology)

  1. ancient pagan god of fishermen

Usage notes

  • According to Potet (2017), Amansinaya was mistakenly perceived to be female because of the final -a associated with Spanish feminine ending -a similar to how ginoo was mistaken to be male because of the word ending with -o.

See also

  • Amanikable
  • Magwayen

Further reading

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