# Filipina
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish filipina f (feminine form of filipino).

### Pronunciation

* (Philippines) IPA: /filiˈpinɐ/
* (UK, US) IPA: /fɪlɪˈpiːnə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

Filipina (plural Filipinas)
* (countable) A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or one descending from such.
    Synonym: Pinay
** 2006 [1997 December 16], Shu-Ju Ada Cheng, “The Global Trade in Domestic Service”, in Serving the Household and the Nation: Filipina Domestics and the Politics of Identity in Taiwan‎ (Sociology; Asian Studies), Lexington Books, sourced from United Daily News, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 59:Recently, the police station at Nei-Hu district arrested about ten Filipina domestics and nursing workers who ran away from their employers.
** 2009 April 22, Vina A. Lanzona, Amazons of the Huk Rebellion: Gender, Sex, and Revolution in the Philippines, Univ of Wisconsin Press, →ISBN, page 31:Whether portrayed as masculine warriors, female seducers, or wayward mothers, Huk Amazons were regarded as extraordinary and unconventional Filipinas: communist guerrillas trained to fight as soldiers against the government and women who lived in the forests, fraternized with men, and had children outside marriage.
* (obsolete, historical, countable) A female Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent.
    Synonyms: Spaniard, Spanish

#### Hypernyms

* (female inhabitant): Filipinx, Filipin@
* (female inhabitant): Filipino (male form covering all genders)

#### Derived terms

* Filipin@
* Filipinx

#### Related terms

* Filipino

#### Translations
### Adjective

Filipina (not comparable)
* Of or pertaining to female inhabitants of the Philippines.

#### Antonyms

* Filipino

#### Hypernyms

* Philippine
* Filipino, Filipin@

#### Translations
### See also

* Filipino

### References

* ↑ Wickberg, E. (1964 March) “The Chinese Mestizo in Philippine History”, in Journal of Southeast Asian History‎, volume 5, page 63

## Iban
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Filipina, from Spanish Filipinas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /filipina/

### Proper noun

Filipina
* Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

### Adjective

Filipina
* Filipino

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Originally from Spanish Filipinas, which was from Felipe (the name of a king of Spain).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [filiˈpina]
* Hyphenation: Fi‧li‧pi‧na

### Proper noun

Filipina
* Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

### See also

* Afganistan
* Arab Saudi
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Filipina
* Georgia
* India
* Indonesia
* Irak
* Iran
* Israel
* Jepang
* Kamboja
* Kazakhstan
* Kirgizstan
* Korea Selatan
* Korea Utara
* Kuwait
* Laos
* Libanon
* Maladewa
* Malaysia
* Mesir
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestina
* Qatar
* Rusia
* Singapura
* Siprus
* Sri Lanka
* Suriah
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor Leste
* Tiongkok
* Turki
* Turkmenistan
* Uni Emirat Arab
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yaman
* Yordania

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /filipina/
* Rhymes: -ina, -na, -a

### Proper noun

Filipina (Jawi spelling فيليڤينا)
* Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish filipina, feminine form of filipino.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /filiˈpina/ [fɪ.lɪˈpiː.n̪ɐ]
** IPA: (more native-sounding) /piliˈpina/ [pɪ.lɪˈpiː.n̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ina
* Syllabification: Fi‧li‧pi‧na

### Noun

Filipina (masculine Filipino, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈ)
* (proscribed) alternative form of Pilipina, female equivalent of Filipino: female Filipino; Filipina (person)
* (historical) female equivalent of Filipino: female Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent

#### Usage notes

* See Filipino.

#### See also

* Espanyola
* Kastila

### References

* ↑ Wickberg, E. (1964 March) “The Chinese Mestizo in Philippine History”, in Journal of Southeast Asian History‎, volume 5, page 63