silbiro

Tagalog

Etymology

An early borrowing from Spanish, possibly from servidor or servido. Possible doublet of serbidor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /silˈbiɾo/, [sɪlˈbi.ɾo]
  • Hyphenation: sil‧bi‧ro

Noun

silbiro (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜊᜒᜇᜓ) (obsolete)

  1. courteous and well-mannered servant
    Synonyms: kriyado, kriyada, katulong, yaya, kasambahay
    Ako'y silbiro mo.
    I am your servant.
    Kung may ipagbibilin ka dito sa silbiro mo?
    If you have something to ask for your servant?
  2. (by extension) act of serving

Derived terms
  • magsilbiro
  • pagsilbiruhan

See also

Further reading
  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila
    • page 200: “Criado) Silbiro (pp) con corteſia”
    • page 552: “Seruidor) Silbiro (pp) C. cortes y bien criado”
    • page 552: “Seruir) Silbiro (pp)”
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2017) Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 528
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