GINTÛ • (gin-TOO’)
gold
Tagálog (Filipino): gintô
Etymology
Possibly from either Hokkien 金條／金条 (kim-tiâu) “gold bar” or 金鍍 (kim-tō͘) “gold-plated”
Derived Word
MAGIGINTÛ • (muh-gi-gin-TOO’)
a kind of wizard/conjurer/sorcerer/witch that shows up at night
Derived Kapampángan Surname
GUINTO / GUINTU • (GEEN-toh) / (geen-TOO’)
a Kapampángan surname, from the Hispanicized form of the word gintû which means “gold”
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