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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luquk (“bay”). Compare Ilocano luek, Kapampangan lauk, Cebuano luok, Tausug luuk, and Malay teluk.

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oasis

Borrowed from Spanish oasis, from Late Latin Oasis (“name of various oases”), from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”), G43-V28-G1-X1:N25.


abra

Borrowed from Spanish abra, from French havre.


Aklan

Aklan River (a river in Aklan, Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)


busay

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəsay. Compare Asi busay, Bikol Central busay, Cebuano busay and Tausug busay.


Taal

Taal Volcano (a volcano in Batangas, Philippines)

Taal Lake (a lake in Batangas, Philippines)


yungib

tl-noun

yungib or yungíb (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜅᜒᜊ᜔)

yungib (canonical)
yungíb (canonical)
ᜌᜓᜅᜒᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)

Pumasok siya sa madilim na yungib.


ilog

→ Kapampangan: ilug

→ Pangasinan: ilog

→ Ilocano: ilog

→ Sambali: ilog

→ Bolinao: ilog

From Proto-Philippine *íluʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *iluʀ. Compare Central Melanau iluh.

Dapat pamangkaan ang ilog.

The river should be used for maritime transport.


kontinente

kontinente (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish continente, from Latin continēns, continentem.

continent (each of main land-masses on earth's surface)


aplaya

From Spanish a (“by (the); to (the); at (the)”) + Spanish playa (“beach”).


Cagayan

From *kagayan, a lost word meaning “river”, from Proto-Northern Philippine *kaʀayan (“river”). Compare Ilocano karayan.

Cagayan (a river in Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines)

Northern Mindanao
Northern Mindanao#English

Cagayan (a river in Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines)


Marikina

Uncertain, but certain etymologies exist:
* Marikina is named after a young priest named Mariquina.
* Pre-Hispanic oral tradition says that Marikina is named after a lady named Maria Cuina.
* Marikina is intended to be the name of a chapel, born out from linguistic misunderstanding, and derived from "marikit na po", said of a Filipino worker.
* Marikina is named after the town of Mariquina in Spain.
* Based on historical documents held by the Marikina city government, Marikina is originally called Mariquit-na (Marikit-na) before it is renamed after Félix Berenguer de Marquina.


Calumpang

Calumpáng (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

Calumpang (a river in Batangas, Philippines)


Pasig

Chinese

→ Mandarin: 帕西格 (Pàxīgé)

→ Min Nan: 巴石 (Pa-se̍k)

→ English: Pasig

→ Japanese: パシッグ

→ Spanish: Pásig

From pasig (“sandy riverbank”).
Common folk etymologies include claims of Sanskrit origin, or a corruption of mabagsik by Chinese. No Sanskrit words sounding similar to Pasig exist, however.


Bulkan Mayon

tl-proper noun

Bulkán Mayón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ ᜋᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

Bulkán Mayón (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ ᜋᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From bulkan (“volcano”) + Mayon, from Bikol Central magayon (“beautiful”).

Mount Mayon, Mayon Volcano (The most active volcano in the Philippines, located in Albay province and known for its almost perfect cone shape)


Dagat Patay

Dagat Patáy (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜆ᜔ ᜉᜆᜌ᜔)

Dagat Patáy (canonical)
ᜇᜄᜆ᜔ ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

Dead Sea (a highly saline lake in Israel, Palestine and Jordan)


anyong-tubig

tl-noun

anyóng-tubig (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜓᜊᜒᜄ᜔)

anyóng-tubig (canonical)
ᜀᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜓᜊᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˌɲon ˈtuː.bɪɡ]

Coordinate term: anyong-lupa


Tunasan

Tunasan (a river flowing NE through the provinces of Cavite and Laguna into Laguna de Bay in Luzon, Philippines)


Dagat Mediteraneo

tl-proper noun

Dagat Mediteráneó (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜆ᜔ ᜋᜒᜇᜒᜆᜒᜇᜈᜒᜌᜓ)

Dagat Mediteráneó (canonical)
ᜇᜄᜆ᜔ ᜋᜒᜇᜒᜆᜒᜇᜈᜒᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

From dagat + Mediteraneo. Calque of Spanish mar Mediterráneo.


ilog-ilugan

tl-noun

ilóg-ilugan (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜄ᜔ᜁᜎᜓᜄᜈ᜔)

ilóg-ilugan (canonical)
ᜁᜎᜓᜄ᜔ᜁᜎᜓᜄᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪˌloɡ ʔɪˈluː.ɣɐn]


bakood

bakood or bakoód (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜓᜂᜇ᜔)

bakood (canonical)
bakoód (canonical)
ᜊᜃᜓᜂᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

From earlier variant bakulod, from Proto-Philippine *bakúlud (“stoney plateau”), with elision of /l/. Compare Ilocano bakulod, Kapampangan bakulud, Hanunoo bakulod, Bikol Central bakulod, Aklanon bakueod, Cebuano bakulod, Hiligaynon bakolod, Maranao bakolod, and Tausug bakūd.


bahaing kapatagan

tl-noun

bahaing kapatagan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜁᜅ᜔ ᜃᜉᜆᜄᜈ᜔)

ᜊᜑᜁᜅ᜔ ᜃᜉᜆᜄᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


dagat-dagatan

dagát-dagatan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜆ᜔ᜇᜄᜆᜈ᜔)

dagát-dagatan (canonical)
ᜇᜄᜆ᜔ᜇᜄᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From reduplication of dagat + -an, literally, “little sea”.


Subic

Subic Bay (a bay of Zambales, Central Luzon, Philippines)


Dagat Itim

tl-proper noun

Dagat Itím (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜆ᜔ ᜁᜆᜒᜋ᜔)

Dagat Itím (canonical)
ᜇᜄᜆ᜔ ᜁᜆᜒᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)

Possibly a calque of English Black Sea. Ultimately, a calque of Ottoman Turkish قره دكز (Kara Deñiz, “Black Sea”).