Santo Niño

Spanish

Proper noun

Santo Niño m

1. Christ child (child Jesus)

   Synonyms: El Niño, Niño Dios

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Sto. Niño

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Santo Niño (“holy boy”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌsanto ˈninjo/ [ˌsan̪.t̪o ˈn̪iː.ɲo], /sanˌto ˈninjo/ [sɐn̪ˌt̪o ˈn̪iː.ɲo]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˌsanto ˈninjo/ [ˌsan̪.t̪o ˈn̪in̪.jo], (no yod coalescence) /sanˌto ˈninjo/ [sɐn̪ˌt̪o ˈn̪in̪.jo]
• Rhymes: -injo
• Syllabification: San‧to Ni‧ño

Proper noun

Santo Niño or Santó Niño (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ ᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ) (Christianity)

1. Christ child (Child Jesus)

Related terms

• El Niño

 

Further reading

• “Santo Niño”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “Santo Niño”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018