Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ka- +‎ tubo (sprout) with reduplication of the first syllable of the root.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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katutubò (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜓᜆᜓᜊᜓ)

  1. native; indigenous
    Synonym: taal
  2. natural; inborn
    Synonyms: likas, natural
  3. sharing the same age

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Noun

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katutubò (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜓᜆᜓᜊᜓ)

  1. native; aborigine
  2. (obsolete) guardian angel
    Synonym: anghel na tagatanod
    Ano'ng bati mo sa ansilis na katutubo mo bago ka mahiga kung gabi?
    What salutation do you say to your guardian angel before you go to bed at night?

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  • According to Fr. Pedro de San Buena Ventura (1613) and Fr. Domingo de los Santos (1835), a katutubo (literally, someone sprouted with, or more loosely translated as someone with the same age) is a guardian angel believed long ago to be given to each man at the time of their birth by Bathalang Maykapal or born with the person for the person's protection, of which they call bathalang katutubo (or badhalang katutubo in Noceda & Sanlucar (1860)).

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Further reading

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