Iloko

English

Proper noun

Iloko

1. Synonym of Ilocano (“language”)

Anagrams

• koilo-

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Iluko

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish iloco, from Ilocano, from i- (place of origin prefix) + either lukong (“hollow; concave”) or luek / luok (“cove; bay”) + Spanish -o. See also Ilocano Iloko, Spanish Yloca / Yloco, tagalo / tagala, pampango / pampanga, ilongo / ilonga.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈloko/ [ʔɪˈloː.xo]
• Rhymes: -oko
• Syllabification: I‧lo‧ko

Noun

Iloko (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜃᜓ)

1. Ilocano, an ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines situated in northern Luzon

   Synonym: Ilokano

2. a member of the Ilocano ethnolinguistic group

   Synonym: Ilokano

   • c. 1892, Emilio Jacinto, Kartilya ng Katipunan [Charter of the Assembly (of the Sons of the Nation)]:

     Sa salitáng tagalog katutura’y ang lahát nang tumubo sa Sangkapuluáng itó; sa makatuid, bisaya man, iloko man, kapangpangan man, etc., ay tagalog din.

     With the term "Tagalog" is meant all who were born and raised in this archipelago; as such, even a Visayan, Ilocano, Kapampangan, etc. is also a Tagalog.

Related terms

• Ilocos
• Ilokana
• Ilokano

 

Proper noun

Iloko (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜃᜓ)

1. Ilocano language

   Synonym: Ilokano

Adjective

Iloko (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜃᜓ)

1. belonging to or originating from the Ilocano ethnolinguistic group

   Synonym: Ilokano

Further reading

• “Iloko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018