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ginoo

“ginoo” is a Cebuano word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. deity; god

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Bisayan *gin- (cf. Cebuano gi- and Hiligaynon gin- prefixes) + Greater Central Philippine *túʔuh (“believe; give credence to”) (cf. Tagalog totoo, Cebuano tuo), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu (“true”). Compare Kapampangan ginu, Central Bikol ginoo, Hiligaynon ginoo, Tagalog ginoo.

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