"Benin" meaning in Tagalog

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Proper name

IPA: /beˈnin/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bɛˈn̪ɪn̪] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: Benín [canonical], ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -in Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Benín (“Benin”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|es:Benín<t:Benin>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "Benin", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "Benín", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "Benin", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="Benin"> Borrowed from Spanish Benín (“Benin”). Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|Benín|b=+}} Benín (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔)
  1. Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey) Categories (place): Countries in Africa
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