Pilipinas

Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas, from Felipe + -inas. Originally in Spanish las Islas Filipinas (literally “the Philippine Isles”), after King Philip II of Spain.

Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)


Pampanga

→ Hokkien: 邦板牙 (Pang-pán-gâ)

→ Japanese: パンパンガ (Panpanga)

→ Korean: 팜팡가 (Pampangga)

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→ Mandarin: 邦板牙 (Bāngbǎnyá), 邦邦牙 (Bāngbāngyá)

[pəmˈpäːŋ.ɡə]

Borrowed from Spanish Pampanga, from Kapampangan pampang (“river bank”) + -a.

Pampanga (a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital: San Fernando; largest city: Angeles City)


gubat

From Proto-Philippine *gúbat (“jungle, idle land”). Displaced by pastulan.
The sense "forest" is a semantic loan from Tagalog gubat.


Dau

A barangay of Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines


Angeles

[ˈäː.ŋɛ.lɛs]

Borrowed from Spanish Ángeles. The city is short for Spanish Pueblo de los Angeles (lit. “town of the angels”).

Angeles (the largest city in Pampanga, Philippines)


Basco

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos
José Basco y Vargas

Borrowed from Spanish Basco.
* (provincial capital of Batanes): Named after Spanish governor-general José Basco y Vargas
* (surname): Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

Basco (a municipality, the capital of Batanes, Cagayan Valley, Philippines)


bakulud

From Proto-Philippine *bakúlud (“stoney plateau”). Compare Ilocano bakulod, Tagalog bakood, Hanunoo bakulod, Bikol Central bakulod, Aklanon bakueod, Cebuano bakulod, Hiligaynon bakolod, Maranao bakolod, and Tausug bakūd.

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highland plain; plateau (rocky high ground, usually surrounded by lowlands from which it stands out)


Baliuag

Baliuag (a municipality of Bulacan, Philippines)


Gapan

Gapan (a city in Nueva Ecija, Philippines)


Cabiao

Cabiao (a municipality of Nueva Ecija, Philippines)


Lubao

Lubao (a municipality of Pampanga, Philippines)


Guagua

Borrowed from Spanish Guagua, from Kapampangan uaua.

Guagua (a municipality of Pampanga, Philippines)


Sasmuan

Sasmuan, a municipality of Pampanga, Philippines


Menila

[ˌmɛːˈniː.ləʔ]

Manila (a city, the national capital of the Philippines)


Macabebe

From makabebe (“near the shore”), from maka- + bebe (“shore”).

Macabebe (a municipality of Pampanga, Philippines)


Pulung Bulu

A barangay of Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines


Pulung Maragul

[pʊˈluŋ məˈɾäː.ɡul]


Sapang Bato

From sapang batu, literally, “stone creek”


Malpitic

A barangay of San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines


Salapungan

A barangay of Tarlac City, Tarlac, Philippines


Salusu

A barangay of San Simon, Pampanga, Philippines


Pandacaqui

A barangay of Mexico, Pampanga, Philippines


Paralayunan

A barangay of Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines


Minalin

Minalin (a municipality of Pampanga, Philippines)


Porac

Porac (a municipality of Pampanga, Philippines)


Bacolor

Borrowed from Spanish Bácolor, modern variant of Spanish Bacolod, from bakulud (“elevated piece of land; highland plain; plateau”). Compare Tagalog Bacoor and Hiligaynon Bacolod.

Bacolor (a municipality of Pampanga, Philippines)