hijo

Javanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Javanese, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qizaw.

Adjective

hijo

  1. Alternative form of ijo

Noun

hijo

  1. Alternative form of ijo

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish fijo, from Latin fīlius (son), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁y-li-os (sucker), a derivation from the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (to suck).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈixo/

Noun

hijo m (plural hijos, feminine hija, feminine plural hijas)

  1. son
  2. child (when the gender of the child is unknown)

Usage notes

The noun hijo is like several other Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

Descendants

  • Papiamentu: yiu
  • Tagalog: iho

Further reading

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