"Taywan" meaning in Tagalog

See Taywan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /tajˈwan/ [Standard-Tagalog], [t̪aɪ̯ˈwan̪] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: Taywán [canonical], ᜆᜌ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔ [Baybayin], Taiwan [alternative]
Rhymes: -an Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Taiwán or English Taiwan, from the letters of Wade–Giles Tʻai²-wan¹ romanization of Mandarin 臺灣/台湾 (Táiwān) and also possibly the romaji of Japanese 臺灣(たいわん) (taiwan), which both of whom are ultimately from Literary Chinese 臺灣, which came from Hokkien 大員 (Tāi-oân), 大圓, 臺員, 大灣, 臺灣, etc., from possibly Siraya. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|Taiwán}} Borrowed from Spanish Taiwán, {{bor|tl|en|Taiwan}} English Taiwan, {{der|tl|cmn-wadegiles|Tʻai²-wan¹}} Wade–Giles Tʻai²-wan¹, {{der|tl|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|臺灣|tr=Táiwān}} 臺灣/台湾 (Táiwān), {{der|tl|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|臺灣|たいわん|linkto=台湾}} 臺灣(たいわん) (taiwan), {{der|tl|lzh|臺灣|tr=-}} Literary Chinese 臺灣, {{der|tl|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|大員|tr=Tāi-oân}} 大員 (Tāi-oân), {{zh-l|大圓|tr=-}} 大圓, {{zh-l|臺員|tr=-}} 臺員, {{zh-l|大灣|tr=-}} 大灣, {{zh-l|臺灣|tr=-}} 臺灣, {{der|tl|fos|-}} Siraya Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|Taywán|b=+}} Taywán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔)
  1. Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands) Categories (place): Countries in Asia
    Sense id: en-Taywan-tl-name-0aqvn1bL Categories (other): Islands, Taiwan, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 55 45 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 49 51 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 55 45
  2. Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia)
    Sense id: en-Taywan-tl-name-DLRMEMdm Categories (other): Islands, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 55 45 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 49 51 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 55 45
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          "Taiwan Strait"
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          "Philippine Sea",
          "Philippine Sea"
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          "East Asia",
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      "ipa": "[t̪aɪ̯ˈwan̪]",
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        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    }
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