Yuchengco

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien, via Spanish, the Spanish-era romanized Hokkien Chinese name of the family founding patriarch, composed of the patriarch's original surname, then one of the syllable's of his given name (either the personal non-generational character or the generational character of his Hokkien Chinese given name), then the Hokkien 哥 (ko, “older brother”) male honorific suffix.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /juˈt͡ʃeŋko/ [jʊˈt͡ʃɛŋ.ko]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /jutˈseŋko/ [jʊt̪ˈsɛŋ.ko]
• Rhymes: -eŋko
• Syllabification: Yu‧cheng‧co

Proper noun

Yuchengco (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

Related terms

• Yu