Pinay

or pi·nay

[ pin-ahy ]

adjective

1. of or relating to female inhabitants of the Philippines or to women or girls of Philippine origin or descent; Filipina.

noun

1. a Filipina.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pinay¹

First recorded in 1975–80; from Tagalog; feminine form of Pinoy; Pinoy ( def )

Example Sentences

The Wing Luke event will also feature local artists rogue pinay and Sendai Era.

From Seattle Times

Israelah in her Twitter biography describes herself as Pinay, or a woman of Filipino origin.

From Seattle Times

Just speaking for myself, the experience of being a young Pinay reader, in elementary school and high school reading predominantly white authors, that's never been an experience of, "Wow. I really have this pure, ahistorical, apolitical relationship to this book that is saying extremely racist things."

From Salon

Israelah in her Twitter biography describes herself as Pinay, or a woman of Filipino origin.

From Seattle Times

“As a Pinay, we don’t talk to our parents about that,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times