"Nilo" meaning in Tagalog

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈnilo/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈn̪iː.lo] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜈᜒᜎᜓ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ilo Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Nilo, from Old Spanish Nilo, from Latin Nīlus, from Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos), possibly of Semitic origin. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|Nilo}} Borrowed from Spanish Nilo, {{der|tl|osp|Nilo}} Old Spanish Nilo, {{der|tl|la|Nīlus}} Latin Nīlus, {{der|tl|grc|Νεῖλος}} Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos), {{der|tl|sem}} Semitic Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|b=+}} Nilo (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜎᜓ)
  1. Nile (a large river in Africa, usually considered to be the longest river in the world; its basin covers Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt, flowing north through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea) Categories (place): Places in Burundi, Places in Egypt, Places in Eritrea, Places in Ethiopia, Places in Kenya, Places in Rwanda, Places in South Sudan, Places in Sudan, Places in Tanzania, Places in Uganda, Places in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rivers in Burundi, Rivers in Egypt, Rivers in Eritrea, Rivers in Ethiopia, Rivers in Kenya, Rivers in Rwanda, Rivers in South Sudan, Rivers in Sudan, Rivers in Tanzania, Rivers in Uganda, Rivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Synonyms: Ilog Nilo
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