Amansinaya

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === Aman Sinaya Amang-Sinaya Amanisaya — metathesis === Etymology === From ama +‎ ng +‎ sinaya, literally, “father of the first catch”. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌmansiˈnaja/ [ʔɐˌman̪.sɪˈn̪aː.jɐ], /ʔaˌmansiˈnajaʔ/ [ʔɐˌman̪.sɪˈn̪aː.jɐʔ] Rhymes: -aja, -ajaʔ Syllabification: A‧man‧si‧na‧ya === Proper noun === Amánsináya or Amánsinayà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜌ) (mythology) ancient pagan god of fishermen ==== Usage notes ==== According to Potet (2017), Amansinaya was mistakenly perceived to be female because of the final -a associated with Spanish feminine ending -a similar to how ginoo was mistaken to be male because of the word ending with -o. ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “Amansinaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 361: “Idolo ) Amanſinaya (pp) abogado de [los peſcadores] I Padre de ſinaya ,” Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎[2] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier. Reyes y Florentino, Isabelo de los (1909), La religión antigua de los Filipinos‎[3] (in Spanish), Imp. de El Renacimiento Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2017), Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 523