de Guia

de Guía (canonical)
ᜇᜒ ᜄᜒᜌ (Baybayin)
De Guia (alternative)

[d̪ɛ ˈɡiː.ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish de Guía. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, mostly concentrated in Metro Manila, Cavite and Bulacan


Costales

Borrowed from Spanish Costales. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish, primarily found in Pangasinan people


Manzanilla

tl-proper noun

Manzanilla (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜐᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)


Anunciacion

Anunciación (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

Anunciación (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐ.n̪ʊn̪.ʃɐˈʃon̪]


Miraflores

Miraflores (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇᜉ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜋᜒᜇᜉ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Miraflores, from mirar flores (“view/behold the flowers”).


Fujinami

From Hepburn romaji of Japanese 藤波(ふじなみ) (fujinami).


Maragondon

Maragondón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜈ᜔)

Maragondón (canonical)
ᜋᜇᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Maragondón, from Tagalog madagundong.

Maragondon (a municipality of Cavite, Philippines)


Rongavilla

Rongavilla (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜅ᜔ᜄᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

ᜇᜓᜅ᜔ᜄᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)


de Vera

[d̪ɛ ˈvɛː.ɾɐ]

[d̪ɛ ˈbɛː.ɾɐ]


Librada

a female given name, masculine equivalent Librado


Defensor

Defensór (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

a surname from Spanish, most associated with the former Filipina senator, Miriam Defensor-Santiago


Señeres

ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[sɛnˈɲɛː.ɾɛs]

[sɛn̪ˈjɛː.ɾɛs]


daang-bakal

tl-noun

daáng-bakal (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜀᜅ᜔ᜊᜃᜎ᜔)

daáng-bakal (canonical)
ᜇᜀᜅ᜔ᜊᜃᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
dambakal (alternative obsolete)
daambakal (alternative)
daang bakal (alternative)

From daan + -g- + bakal, literally “road of iron”. Initially suggested by Isabelo de los Reyes to Samahan ng mga Mananagalog (Society of Tagalog Writers) in early 20ᵗʰ century for the formation and use of Tagalog words to replace the Spanish loanwords. See also Spanish ferrocarril.


Tatlong Hari

tl-proper noun

Tatlóng Harì (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ ᜑᜇᜒ)

Tatlóng Harì (canonical)
ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ ᜑᜇᜒ (Baybayin)
Tatlong-Hari (alternative)

[t̪ɐt̪ˌl̪oŋ ˈhaː.ɾɪʔ]

From tatlo + -ng + hari, literally “three kings”.


Villamayor

tl-proper noun

Villamayór (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜋᜌᜓᜇ᜔)

Villamayór (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜋᜌᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


Vergel de Dios

Vergél de Diós (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜎ᜔ ᜇᜒ ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

Vergél de Diós (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜎ᜔ ᜇᜒ ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[vɛɾˌhɛl d̪ɛ ˈd͡ʒos]

[bɛɾˌhɛl d̪ɛ ˈd͡ʒos]


Marivic

[ˌmaː.ɾɪˈvɪk̚]

[ˌmaː.ɾɪˈbɪk̚]

Blend of Spanish María + Spanish Victoria, from Spanish María Victoria. By surface analysis, Maria + Victoria.

blend

a diminutive of the female given name Maria Victoria, from Spanish


Marilou

Blend of Spanish María + Spanish Lourdes, from Spanish María Lourdes. By surface analysis, Maria + Lourdes.

a diminutive of the female given name Maria Lourdes, from Spanish


Tolome

Pero bukas, madilim pa aalis na kayo ni Tolome. May bago akong supply na dinamita. Iyong hindi nakikita ang pagputok sa tubig. Sa ilalim ito pumuputok.

2003, Paz Verdades M. Santos, Hagkus: Twentieth-Century Bikol Women Writers, →ISBN:

... pag- hahambog ni Tolome. "Ikaw ba lamang?" tulo ni Basilio. "Di ako papayag nang walang huli." At pumasok nga ang lima sa isang nite club.

1985, Dominador L. Cabuhat, Apat Na Alas: 1001 Kuwento at Siste Ng Pinoy:

a diminutive of the male given name Bartolome


Corazon

Borrowed from Spanish Corazón, from María Corazón, a reference to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Immaculada Corazón de María in Spanish).

a female given name from Spanish of religious origin


Arnel

Coinage from blend of similar parental names such as Arlene + Nelson, Armando + Nelly, Artemio + Nelia, Arturo / Arthur + Nelda, etc.


Agaton

[ʔɐ.ɣɐˈt̪on̪]


Perfecto

ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜉᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)


Isang

a diminutive of the female given name Isabel


Auring

A diminutive of Aurora, equivalent to Aurora + -ing.

a diminutive of the female given name Aurora


Natoy

a diminutive of the male given name Renato


Jovito

Borrowed from Spanish, a masculine form of Jovita.


Maria Cristina

tl-proper noun

Maria Cristina (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜒᜌ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ)

ᜋᜇᜒᜌ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ (Baybayin)

[mɐˌɾiː.ɐ kɾɪsˈt̪iː.n̪ɐ]

From Maria + Cristina, from Spanish María + Cristina.


Teresita

[t̪ɛ.ɾɛˈsiː.t̪ɐ]

From Spanish Teresita, from Teresa + -ita.

a diminutive of the female given name Teresa, from Spanish


Marites

Márités or Marités (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜒᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

Márités (canonical)
Marités (canonical)
ᜋᜇᜒᜆᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌmaː.ɾɪˈt̪ɛs]

[mɐ.ɾɪˈt̪ɛs]

Blend of Maria + Teresa, from Spanish María Teresa, from María + Teresa.

a diminutive of the female given name Maria Teresa, from Spanish


Jomar

[ˈd͡ʒoː.mɐɾ]

Clipping of Jomari, a clipping of Josemari, a clipping of Jose Maria, from Spanish José María.

a diminutive of the male given name Jose Maria, from Spanish


Joma

Clipping of Jomar, a clipping of Jomari, a clipping of Josemari, a clipping of Jose Maria, from Spanish José María.


Emeterio

Borrowed from Spanish, from Latin Emeterius, name of a Roman legionary and martyr.


Domeng

a diminutive of the male given name Domingo


Erning

A diminutive of Ernesto, from Ernesto + -ng.

a diminutive of the male given names Ernesto or Ernest


Caloy

a diminutive of the male given names Carlo, Carlos, or Carl


Cabatuan

a municipality in west-central Isabela, Philippines


Caluya

Borrowed from Kinaray-a Caluya, from kaluya, from ka- + luya (“weakness”).


Magsalin

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Metro Manila, Cavite and Rizal


Capiz

Borrowed from Spanish Cápiz, from Capiznon kapis.

Capiz (a province of Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines, on northern Panay island; capital and largest city: Roxas)

Capiz (a historical province of Visayas, Philippines; modern Capiz or Aklan; capital: Capiz)

Capiz (a historical municipality, the provincial capital of Capiz, Visayas, Philippines; modern Roxas)


Kanluran

ᜃᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
kanluran (alternative)

several locations in the Philippines named due to being a western area of a place:

a barangay of Rosario, Cavite, Philippines

a barangay of Calauan, Laguna, Philippines

a barangay of Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines

Occidental Mindoro
Occidental Mindoro#English

a barangay of Looc, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines


Gitnang Silangan

Gitnáng Silangan (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

Gitnáng Silangan (canonical)
ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ɡɪt̪ˌn̪an̪ sɪˈlaː.ŋɐn̪]

(geopolitics) Middle East (the geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)


Timog-Silangang Asya

Timog-Silangang Asya (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜄ᜔ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜅ᜔ ᜀᜐ᜔ᜌ)

ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜄ᜔ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜅ᜔ ᜀᜐ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

[ˌt̪iː.moɡ sɪˌlaː.ŋɐŋ ˈʔaː.ʃɐ]

Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia#English:_Q11708

Southeast Asia (a geographic region of Asia, comprising the territories of Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam)


Bulalacao

Hispanicized spelling of bulalakaw (“meteor”).

Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro#English

a municipality of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines


Huling Paghuhukom

Hulíng Paghuhukóm (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜉᜄ᜔ᜑᜓᜑᜓᜃᜓᜋ᜔)

Hulíng Paghuhukóm (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜉᜄ᜔ᜑᜓᜑᜓᜃᜓᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)


Pasko ng Pagkabuhay

Paskó ng Pagkabuhay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐ᜔ᜃᜓ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)

Paskó ng Pagkabuhay (canonical)
ᜉᜐ᜔ᜃᜓ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
Pasko ng Muling Pagkabuhay (alternative)


Paligsahan

Paligsahan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜐᜑᜈ᜔)

a barangay of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines


Maliksi

See Malicsi.
* (surname): Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Malicsi; k spelling being an indigenization mostly adapted by nationalists and revolutionaries before and during the Philippine Revolution.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Cavite


San Remigio

tl-proper noun

San Remígió (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ ᜇᜒᜋᜒᜑᜒᜌᜓ)

San Remígió (canonical)
ᜐᜈ᜔ ᜇᜒᜋᜒᜑᜒᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


Antique

[ʔɐn̪ˈt̪iː.xɛ]

From Spanish Antique, from Hiligaynon hantik.

San Jose de Buenavista
San Jose de Buenavista#English

a province of Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital: San Jose de Buenavista


Cajucom

ᜃᜑᜓᜃᜓᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)
Cahucom (alternative)
Cahocom (alternative)

Hispanized spelling of ka- + hukom (“judge”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Cahocom, since displaced. Spelling is a further Hispanization due to ⟨h⟩ being silent in Spanish.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Nueva Ecija


Mabilangan

ᜋᜊᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Mabilañgan (alternative)

From mabilangan (“to be counted for”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas and Laguna


Luansing

Luansíng (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜏᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


Purificacion

tl-proper noun

Purificación (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇᜒᜉᜒᜃᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

Purificación (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜇᜒᜉᜒᜃᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Puring (alternative diminutive)

Borrowed from Spanish Purificación, after the epithet of the Virgin Mary, María (de la) Purificación).


Bacolod

Borrowed from Spanish Bacólod, from Hiligaynon bakolod (“hill”).

Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental#English

Negros Island Region
Negros Island Region#English

Bacolod (a city, the provincial capital of Negros Occidental, Negros Island Region, Philippines)


Boac

Boác (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜏᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
Boak (alternative)
Buak (alternative)
Buwak (alternative)

From Cebuano buak (“divided; broken”), from Proto-Central Philippine *bəʔak. Compare Tagalog biyak.

Boac (a municipality, the capital of Marinduque, Mimaropa, Philippines)


Arambulo

Arámbuló (canonical)
ᜀᜇᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Arámbulo, probably a corruption of Arámburu. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, mostly concentrated in Rizal


Guidote

[ɡɪˈd̪oː.t̪ɛ]


Marinduque

Marinduque (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃᜒ)

Borrowed from Spanish Marinduque, from either Tagalog malindig (“stand tall”) or Cebuano malindog (“elegant”), in reference to a potentially active volcano in the southern section of the island, Mount Malindig. See also Spanish bahaque /bahague, Tagalog bahag, Cebuano bahag.

a province of Mimaropa, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Boac


Pagcaliuangan

Pagcaliuangán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜎᜒᜏᜅ᜔ᜄᜈ᜔)

Pagcaliuangán (canonical)
ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜎᜒᜏᜅ᜔ᜄᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Panglao

Pangláo or Panglao (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔)

Pangláo (canonical)
Panglao (canonical)
ᜉᜅ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Cebuano Panglao, from panglaw.

Panglao Island (an island of Bohol, Philippines)


Iligan

[ʔɪˈliː.ɣɐn̪]

Iligan (a city in Lanao del Norte, Philippines)


Manguerra

[mɐŋˈɡɛː.ɾɐ]

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname, mostly concentrated in Batangas and Laguna


Manaig

[mɐ.n̪ɐˈʔɪɡ̚]


Herminio

ᜑᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


Cesneros

ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜈᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Illiterate transcription of Spanish Cisneros.


Sampaloc

Sampaloc (a district of Manila, Philippines)

Sampaloc (a municipality of Quezon, Philippines)


Fajiculay

Fajiculáy (canonical)
ᜉᜑᜒᜃᜓᜎᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


Rubilyn

[ˌɾuː.bɪˈlɪn̪]


Callao

From a cognate of kalaw (“rufous hornbill”). Compare Ilocano kallaw (“kind of large yellow waterbird with a long neck”) and Isnag kallaw (“hornbill”).

cog

Yungib ng Callao
Yungib ng Callao#English

a cave in Luzon, Philippines; in full, Yungib ng Callao


delos Reyes

tl-proper noun

delós Reyes (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜓᜐ᜔ ᜇᜒᜌᜒᜐ᜔)

delós Reyes (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎᜓᜐ᜔ ᜇᜒᜌᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
de los Reyes (alternative)
Delos Reyes (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish de los Reyes (literally “of the [Three] Kings”), a reference to the Magi.


Pedregal

Pedregál (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜄᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


Malikdim

Malikdím (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)


Batuan

Borrowed from Cebuano Batuan, from batwan (“Garcinia binucao”).

a volcano in Juban, Sorsogon, Philippines

a barangay of Pototan, Iloilo, Philippines

a barangay of La Carlota, Negros Occidental, Philippines

a barangay of Ibajay, Aklan, Philippines

a barangay of Dueñas, Iloilo, Philippines

a barangay of San Dionisio, Iloilo, Philippines

a barangay of Maasim, Sarangani, Philippines

a barangay of Villadolid, Negros Occidental, Philippines


Sorsogon

Sorsogón (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Sorsogon Province (a province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Sorsogon City)

Sorsogon City (a city, the provincial capital of Sorsogon, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines)


Jovencio

Jovénció (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


Elenita

[ʔɛ.lɛˈn̪iː.t̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, diminutive of Elena.

a diminutive of the female given name Elena, from Spanish


Gomburza

ᜄᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜐ (Baybayin)
GOMBURZA (alternative)
GomBurZa (alternative)

Initial clipping abbreviation of Gomez, Burgos, Zamora, surnames of the three priests.

(historical) Mariano Gómez, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora (three Filipino Catholic priests executed through the garrote in 1872)


Junard

[ˈd͡ʒuː.n̪ɐɹd̪]

From Jun + -ard. Influenced by names such as Bernard or Leonard.

a male given name originating as a coinage


Magbuhos

ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
Magbojos (alternative)

From magbuhos (“to pour”).
Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Magbojos. Spelling is an indigenization that largely displaced the original spelling per the Catálogo.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Oriental Mindoro, Batangas and Bulacan


Manuelito

a diminutive of the male given name Manuel, feminine equivalent Manuelita


Baclayon

Baclayón (canonical)
ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Cebuano Baclayon, from baklay + -on.


Romblon

Romblón (canonical)
ᜇᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜎᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Romblon, from Romblomanon.

Romblon Province (a province of Mimaropa, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Romblon)

Romblon Island (an island of Luzon, Philippines)

Romblon Municipality (a municipality, the capital of Romblon, Mimaropa, Luzon, Philippines)


Misamis Oriental

tl-proper noun

Misamis Orientál (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐᜋᜒᜐ᜔ ᜂᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)

Misamis Orientál (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜐᜋᜒᜐ᜔ ᜂᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Spanish Misamis Oriental, from Misamis + oriental (“eastern”).

Misamis Oriental
Misamis Oriental#English

Northern Mindanao
Northern Mindanao#English

Misamis Oriental (a province of Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Cagayan de Oro)


Miyerkules Santo

Miyérkulés Santo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

Miyérkulés Santo (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

Miyerkoles Santo
Miyerkoles Santo#Tagalog


Cobarrubias

Cobarrubias (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊᜇᜓᜊ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

ᜃᜓᜊᜇᜓᜊ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

From misspelling of Spanish Covarrubias due to lack of distinction between /b/ and /v/.


Tagbilaran

Tagbilaran (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄ᜔ᜊᜒᜎᜇᜈ᜔)

[t̪ɐɡ.bɪˈlaː.ɾɐn̪]

Tagbilaran (a city, the provincial capital of Bohol, Philippines)


Dela Fuente

Delá Fuente (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

Delá Fuente (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎ ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

alternative letter-case form of dela Fuente


Del Rosario

Del Rosario (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜇᜓᜐᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜇᜓᜐᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

alternative letter-case form of del Rosario


San Fernando

San Fernando (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)

ᜐᜈ᜔ ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish San Fernando, most cases of which were named after King Ferdinand III of Castile.

named-after

several cities and municipalities in the Philippines:

San Fernando (a city, the provincial capital of Pampanga, Central Luzon, Philippines)

San Fernando (a city, the provincial capital of La Union, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines)

San Fernando (a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines)

San Fernando (a municipality of Romblon, Philippines)

San Fernando (a municipality of Masbate, Philippines)

San Fernando (a municipality of Cebu, Philippines)

San Fernando (a municipality of Bukidnon, Philippines)


Tuburan

a barangay of Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, Philippines


Tuburan

[t̪ʊˈbuː.ɾɐn̪]

Zamboanga Sibugay
Zamboanga Sibugay#English

a barangay of Talusan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines


Tuburan

[t̪ʊˈbuː.ɾɐn̪]


De Leon

De León (canonical)
ᜇᜒ ᜎᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Dela Peña

Delá Peña (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎ ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

alternative letter-case form of dela Peña


Delos Reyes

tl-proper noun

Delós Reyes (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜓᜐ᜔ ᜇᜒᜌᜒᜐ᜔)

Delós Reyes (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎᜓᜐ᜔ ᜇᜒᜌᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

alternative letter-case form of delos Reyes


Loboc

Loboc or Lobóc (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

Loboc (canonical)
Lobóc (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜊᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

Loboc (a municipality of Bohol, Philippines)

Loboc River (a river in Bohol, Philippines)


Ubay

Borrowed from Cebuano Ubay, from ubay (“the flow of rivers and streams”).


Sebu

a lake in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, SOCCSKSARGEN, Mindanao, Philippines


President Carlos P. Garcia

Présidént Carlos P. Garcia (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ ᜃᜇ᜔ᜎᜓᜐ᜔ ᜉᜒ ᜄᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

Présidént Carlos P. Garcia (canonical)
ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ ᜃᜇ᜔ᜎᜓᜐ᜔ ᜉᜒ ᜄᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ (Baybayin)

[ˌpɾɛː.sɪˌd̪ɛn̪t̪ ˌkaɾ.los pɪ ɣɐɾˈsiː.ɐ]

Named after Filipino President Carlos P. Garcia.


Malayo

Borrowed from Spanish malayo, from Malay Melayu. Doublet of Malay.


Dominador

Dominadór (canonical)
ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜈᜇᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


Paunlagui

Paunlaguí (canonical)
ᜉᜂᜈ᜔ᜎᜄᜒ (Baybayin)

[pɐ.ʔʊn̪.lɐˈɣɪ]


Pasahol

From pa- + sahol. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas, Laguna, Quezon and Bataan


Sagaysay

[sɐ.ɣaɪ̯ˈsaɪ̯]

Borrowed from Ilocano, from sagaysay (“comb”).


Abucay

Compare abo and kinaykay (“dug from ashes”).

Abucay (a municipality of Bataan, Philippines)


Suansing

Suansíng (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜏᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


Casacop

From ka- + sakop. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Laguna


Romasanta

Borrowed from Spanish roma santa. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, common in Marinduque


Ortea

[ʔoɾˈt̪ɛː.ɐ]


Picardal

Picardál (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜃᜇ᜔ᜇᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


Catalasan

a surname from Tagalog, most common in Cavite


Relampagos

tl-proper noun

Relámpagós or Rélampágos (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜋ᜔ᜉᜄᜓᜐ᜔)

Relámpagós (canonical)
Rélampágos (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎᜋ᜔ᜉᜄᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish relámpagos (“lightning bolt”).


Recalde

Variant of Ricalde, from Spanish, from Basque Errekalde.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]


Villaester

tl-proper noun

Villaester (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔)

ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


Yuson

Borrowed from Hokkien 楊孫 /杨孙 (iûⁿ-sun) or Hokkien 余孫 (û-sun) (compare Yu).


Bahaghari

Bahagharì (canonical)
ᜊᜑᜄ᜔ᜑᜇᜒ (Baybayin)

[bɐ.hɐɡˈhaː.ɾɪʔ]


Camiguin

[kɐ.mɪˈɣɪn̪]

Borrowed from Spanish Camiguín, from Manobo, from Cebuano kamagong.

Camiguin (a province of Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Mambajao)

Camiguin Island (an island of the Bohol Sea, Philippines)

Camiguin Island (an island of Cagayan, Philippines)


Nasaret

[n̪ɐ.sɐˈɾɛt̪̚]


Furuichi

ᜉᜓᜇᜓᜏᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ (Baybayin)

[fʊɾˈwiː.t͡ʃɪ]

[pʊɾˈwiː.t͡ʃɪ]

(more-native sounding, no palatal assimilation) -itsi

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 古市 (Furuichi).


Brigela

[bɾɪˈɣɛː.lɐ]


Briguela

[bɾɪɡˈwɛː.lɐ]


Amores

[ʔɐˈmoː.ɾɛs]

Borrowed from Spanish Amores, from amores.


Clavecillas

Clavecillas (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜎᜊᜒᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

ᜃ᜔ᜎᜊᜒᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Naga

Naga (a provincial city in Camarines Sur, Philippines)

Naga (a municipality of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines)


Camarines Sur

Camarines Sur (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜇᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

ᜃᜋᜇᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ ᜐᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
CamSur (alternative colloquial)

Borrowed from Spanish Camarines Sur, from camarines + sur.

a province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Pili; largest city: Naga


Zamboanga Sibugay

Zamboanga Sibugay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜅ᜔ᜄ ᜐᜒᜊᜓᜄᜌ᜔)

ᜐᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜅ᜔ᜄ ᜐᜒᜊᜓᜄᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Spanish Zamboanga Sibúgay, from Zamboanga + Sibúgay.

Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga Peninsula#English

Zamboanga Sibugay (a province of Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Ipil)


Verceles

ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Montecillo

Montecillo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish montecillo (“hill”).


Casupang

a surname from Tagalog, most common in Laguna and Batangas


Vangie

(more-native sounding, no palatal assimilation) -andji

Shortened form of Evangeline + English -ie.

Tapos dumating si Vangie, pamangkin ni Tata Kandong, me dalang pera.

a diminutive of the female given name Evangeline


Teñoso

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Cantalejo

Borrowed from Spanish, after the town in Castile and León, Spain.


Bailen

Named after Bailén, a town in Jaén province, Spain

General Emilio Aguinaldo
General Emilio Aguinaldo#English

Bailen (a municipality of Cavite; modern General Emilio Aguinaldo)


Kalakhang Maynila

tl-proper noun

Kalakháng Maynilà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜃ᜔ᜑᜅ᜔ ᜋᜌ᜔ᜈᜒᜎ)

Kalakháng Maynilà (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜃ᜔ᜑᜅ᜔ ᜋᜌ᜔ᜈᜒᜎ (Baybayin)

Metro Manila (a metropolitan area and region of the Philippines)


Rocafort

Rocafórt (canonical)
ᜇᜓᜃᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Catalan Rocafort. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Catalan, mostly found in Batangas


Hermosa

Hermosa (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜓᜐ or ᜁᜇ᜔ᜋᜓᜐ)

[ʔɛɾˈmoː.sɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish hermosa (“beautiful”). The surname is introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

Hermosa (a municipality of Bataan, Philippines)


Bathala

Bathalà (canonical)
ᜊᜆ᜔ᜑᜎ (Baybayin)
Badhala (alternative)
bathala (alternative)

Disputed. Most scholars believe it was borrowed from Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra, “revered, worshipful”). Likely related to Batara Guru. Compare Malay berhala.

bor+

(historical, folklore) supreme deity of the Tagalog people


Siao

Borrowed from Hokkien 蕭／萧 (Siau) or 邵 (Siàu).


Kasilag

From ka- + silag. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Casilag. The spelling is a late 19th-century respelling mostly adapted by Filipino revolutionaries, especially those who joined the Katipunan (which made wide use of K in writing).

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Batangas


Bulalayao

Borrowed from Ilocano, from bulalayaw (“rainbow”).


Cavite

Borrowed from Spanish Cavite, from Tagalog kawit. Doublet of Kawit.

a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Trece Martires (de facto); Imus (de jure); largest city: Dasmariñas

Cavite (a city in Cavite, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines)


Trece Martires

tl-proper noun

Trece Mártirés (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜒ ᜋᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

Trece Mártirés (canonical)
ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜒ ᜋᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌt̪ɾɛː.sɛ ˌmaɾ.t̪ɪˈɾɛs]

Named after the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite (Trece Mártires de Cavite in Spanish).

Trece Martires (city and de facto provincial capital in Cavite, Philippines)


Imus

From imus, imos (“land between the tributary of two rivers”), a reference to the original townsite at Toclong, around the confluence of Imus and Julian rivers. Alternative origins and folk etymologies include derivation from Latin infimus and Spanish céntimos.

Nang makuha na ng mga kastila ang Perez Dasmarinas, ay hindi naluwatan sa kanilang pamamalagi at pag-aayos doon, at muling gumayak ng paglusob sa Imus.

1992, Santiago V. Alvarez, The Katipunan and the Revolution: Memoirs of a General : with the Original Tagalog Text, Ateneo University Press, →ISBN:

Imus (city and de jure provincial capital in Cavite, Philippines)


Bacoor

Borrowed from Spanish Bacoor, from bakood (“elevated piece of land; highland; hill; hillock”). Compare Kapampangan Bacolor and Hiligaynon Bacolod. However, according to folk etymology, it came from bakod (“fence”) instead. See also bakol (“bamboo basket for fish or vegetables, usually carried on the head by vendors”).


General Trias

Generál Trias (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜇᜎ᜔ ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜐ᜔)

Generál Trias (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜇᜎ᜔ ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

General Trias (a city in Cavite, Philippines)


Bukidnon

Bukidnón (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜃᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Bukidnon (a province of Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Malaybalay; largest city: Valencia)

(historical) a subprovince of Agusan, Mindanao, Philippines


La Union

La Unión (canonical)
ᜎ ᜂᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
LU (alternative)
Elyu (alternative)
elyu (alternative)

[lɐ ʔʊnˈɲon̪]

Borrowed from Spanish La Unión, from the union of several districts into a new province in 1850.

La Union (a province of the Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: San Fernando)


Butuan

Butuan or Butuán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓᜀᜈ᜔)

Butuan (canonical)
Butuán (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜆᜓᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Agusan del Norte
Agusan del Norte#English

Butuan (the capital city of Agusan del Norte, Caraga, Mindanao, Philippines)


Dipolog

Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte#English

Dipolog (a city, the provincial capital of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines)


Agusan del Norte

Agusan del Norte (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜓᜐᜈ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜀᜄᜓᜐᜈ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˌɣuː.sɐn̪ d̪ɛl ˈn̪oɾ.t̪ɛ]

From Spanish Agusan del Norte, from Agusan + del (“of the”) + norte (“north”).

compound

Agusan del Norte (a province of Caraga, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Cabadbaran; largest city: Butuan)


Agusan del Sur

tl-proper noun

Agusan del Sur (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜓᜐᜈ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

ᜀᜄᜓᜐᜈ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜐᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˌɣuː.sɐn̪ d̪ɛl ˈsuɾ]

From Spanish Agusan del Sur, from Agusan + del (“of the”) + sur (“south”).

Agusan del Sur (a province of Caraga, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Prosperidad; largest city: Bayugan)


Zamboanga del Norte

Zamboanga del Norte (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜅ᜔ᜄ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜐᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜅ᜔ᜄ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

From Spanish Zamboanga del Norte, from Zamboanga + del (“of the”) + norte (“north”).

compound

Zamboanga del Norte (a province of Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Dipolog)


Surigao del Sur

tl-proper noun

Surigáo del Sur (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜇᜒᜄᜏ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

Surigáo del Sur (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜇᜒᜄᜏ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜐᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[sʊ.ɾɪˌɣaʊ̯ d̪ɛl ˈsuɾ]

From Spanish Surigao del Sur, via Surigao + del + sur.
One of 3 provinces, the other Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Islands, created from Surigao.

Surigao del Sur (a province of Caraga, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Tandag; largest city: Bislig)


Zamboanga del Sur

Zamboanga del Sur (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜅ᜔ᜄ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

ᜐᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜅ᜔ᜄ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜐᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Spanish Zamboanga del Sur, from Zamboanga + del (“of the”) + sur (“south”).

compound

Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur#English

Zamboanga del Sur (a province of Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Pagadian; largest city: Zamboanga City)


Surigao del Norte

tl-proper noun

Surigáo del Norte (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜇᜒᜄᜏ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ)

Surigáo del Norte (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜇᜒᜄᜏ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

[sʊ.ɾɪˌɣaʊ̯ d̪ɛl ˈn̪oɾ.t̪ɛ]

From Spanish Surigao del Norte, via Surigao + del + norte.
One of 3 provinces, the other Surigao del Sur and Dinagat Islands, created from Surigao.

Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Norte#English

Surigao del Norte (a province of Caraga, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Surigao City)


Camarines Norte

Camarines Norte (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜇᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜃᜋᜇᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

From Camarines + Spanish norte (“north”).

a province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Daet


Ilocos Norte

Ilocos Norte (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜃᜓᜐ᜔ ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜁᜎᜓᜃᜓᜐ᜔ ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)
Ilokos Norte (alternative)

Ilocos Norte (a province of the Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Laoag)


Ilocos Sur

Ilocos Sur (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜃᜓᜐ᜔ ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

ᜁᜎᜓᜃᜓᜐ᜔ ᜐᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
Ilokos Sur (alternative)

Ilocos Sur (a province of the Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Vigan; largest city: Candon)


Prosperidad

Prosperidád (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜇᜇ᜔)

Prosperidád (canonical)
ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜇᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

The original settlement was named Culilay and renamed San Juan during the Spanish occupation of the Philippines. It was renamed Las Navas, and shortly thereafter changed to its present name, after the city's short surge of growth under the Philippine Commonwealth.
The female given name is from Spanish Prosperidad.

a municipality, the capital of Agusan del Sur, Caraga, Mindanao, Philippines


Rizalino

From Rizal + -ino, diminutive form of Rizal, named after José Rizal.

a male given name, feminine equivalent Rizalina


Del Gallego

Del Gallego (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜄᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜄᜓ)

ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜄᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜄᜓ (Baybayin)

[d̪ɛl ɡɐlˈjɛː.ɣo]

a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines


Ternate

[t̪ɛɾˈn̪aː.t̪ɛ]

The municipality in the Philippines is named after Ternate in the Moluccas (present-day Maluku, Indonesia) by its original inhabitants from the Sultanate of Ternate.

Ternate (a municipality of Cavite, Philippines)

Ternate (a city in North Maluku, Indonesia)


Batanes

From Spanish Batanes, from Ivatan Batan + Spanish -es (plural suffix).

af

Batanes (a province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines)


Itbayat

a municipality of Batanes, Cagayan Valley, Philippines

an island of Batanes, Cagayan Valley, Philippines


Fairview

ᜉᜒᜌ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜊᜒᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

a barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines


Guinayangan

[ɡɪ.n̪ɐˈjaː.ŋɐn̪]

Hispanized spelling of ginayangan, from gayang (“cane”).

Guinayangan (a municipality of Quezon, Philippines)


Malaybalay

Malaybaláy (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜌ᜔ᜊᜎᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

a city, the provincial capital of Bukidnon, Philippines


Manolo Fortich

tl-proper noun

Manolo Fortích (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜓᜎᜓ ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔)

Manolo Fortích (canonical)
ᜋᜈᜓᜎᜓ ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

(more-native sounding, no palatal assimilation) -its

Named after governor Manuel “Manolo” González Fortich, the first governor of the district of Bukidnon (1907-1914).


Lugod

a surname from Tagalog, most common in Bulacan and Nueva Ecija


Davao

From Spanish Dávao, from Giangan Dawaw. Doublet of dabaw.

Davao City (a city in the Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines)

Davao Region (a region of Mindanao, Philippines)

Davao (a former province of Mindanao, Philippines)

Davao River (a river in Mindanao, Philippines)

Davao Gulf (a gulf of Mindanao, Philippines)


Kanor

a diminutive of the male given name Nicanor


Zeny

a diminutive of the female given name Zenaida


Naty

Respelling of Spanish Nati under English influence. Attested at around the 1940s.

a diminutive of the female given names Natalia, Natalie, or Natividad


Ferdie

From English Ferdie, diminutive of English Ferdinand, from Spanish Ferdinando.

a diminutive of the male given name Ferdinand, from English [in turn from Spanish]


Goryo

a diminutive of the male given name Gregorio


Rosing

Rosita + -ing, Rosita is a diminutive of Rosa.

a diminutive of the female given name Rosa


Feling

From Felisa + -ing. Felisa is a diminutive of Felicidad.

a diminutive of the female given names Felisa or Felicidad


Puring

Purita + -ing, Purita is a diminutive of Purificacion.

a diminutive of the female given names Purita or Purificacion


Crising

From names starting with Cris- (ex. Cristina, Crisita, or Crisanta) + -ing.

Isang hapon ay tumalon si Crising sa bangin.

year unknown, Tinig I, Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 22

a diminutive of the female given names Cristina, Crisita, or Crisanta


Marife

Blend of Spanish María + Spanish Fermina, from Spanish María Fermina. By surface analysis, Maria + Fermina or Maria + Fe.

blend

a diminutive of the female given name Maria Fermina, from Spanish


Wenna

a diminutive of the female given name Rowena


Maricris

Maricrís (canonical)
ᜋᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.ɾɪˈkɾɪs]

Blend of Spanish María + Spanish Cristina, from Spanish María Cristina. By surface analysis, Maria + Cris.

a diminutive of the female given name Maria Cristina, from Spanish


Primitivo

tl-proper noun

Primitivo (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜋᜒᜆᜒᜊᜓ)

ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜋᜒᜆᜒᜊᜓ (Baybayin)


Hermogenes

Hermógenés or Hermogenes (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜓᜑᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ or ᜁᜇ᜔ᜋᜓᜑᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

Hermógenés (canonical)
Hermogenes (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜓᜑᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
ᜁᜇ᜔ᜋᜓᜑᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɛɾˌmoː.hɛˈn̪ɛs]


Enteng

[ˈʔɛn̪.t̪ɛŋ]

a diminutive of the male given name Vicente


Isay

a diminutive of the female given names Luisa, Melissa, Clarissa, or Marissa


Tonying

Tonyíng (canonical)
ᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
Tunying (alternative)

a diminutive of the male given names Tonyo, Antonio, or Anthony


Fely

Respelling of Spanish Feli under English influence.

a diminutive of the female given name Felicidad


Poleng

Pauli (“Paulina”) + -ng (“diminutive suffix”), Pauli is a diminutive of Paulina.

suffix

a diminutive of the female given names Paula, Pauline, or Paulina


Jepoy

[ˈd͡ʒɛː.poɪ̯]

From Jeff + -oy, also influenced by jepoy (“slang: hippie”).

a diminutive of the male given name Jeffrey


Pitoy

a diminutive of the male given name Agapito


Yoyoy

a diminutive of the male given name Mateo


Zosing

a diminutive of the male given name Zosimo


Emong

Memo + -ng, Memo is a diminutive of Guillermo.

a diminutive of the male given name Guillermo


Lotlot

Reduplication of clipping of English Charlotte.

a diminutive of the female given name Charlotte


Pepay

a diminutive of the female given name Josefa


Butchoy

[bʊtˈt͡ʃoɪ̯]

a diminutive of the male given name Butch


Talya

a diminutive of the female given name Natalia


Loleng

a diminutive of the female given name Dolores


Maning

a diminutive of the male given names Manuel or Manolo


Netoy

[ˈn̪ɛː.t̪oɪ̯]

a diminutive of the male given names Nestor or Ernesto


Ponching

ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Poncho + -ing; Poncho is a diminutive of Alfonso.

a diminutive of the male given names Poncho or Alfonso


Betong

From Beto + -ng, Beto is a diminutive of Roberto, Alberto, Gilberto and Humberto.

a diminutive of the male given names Albert, Alberto, Robert, or Roberto


Chichay

[ˈt͡ʃiː.t͡ʃaɪ̯]

a diminutive of the female given name Francisca


Chuchay

[ˈt͡ʃuː.t͡ʃaɪ̯]

a diminutive of the female given name Jesusa


Kanoy

a diminutive of the male given name Nicanor


Nonong

From Nono + -ng, from Manolo, from Manuel.

a diminutive of the male given name Manuel


Pekto

Clipping of Perfecto, first attested in the 1940s.

Hindi pa gaanong nakalalayo si Pekto sa tindahan ni Mang Peles nang masundan niya ang isang babaeng may akay-akay na batang lalaki. Umiiyak ang bata. "Hindi natin mabibili ang laruang iyon, anak!" sabi ng babae. "Mahal iyon at ...

Pekto is not yet that far from Mang Peles' store when he followed a lady together with a young boy. The boy is crying. "We can't buy that toy, son!" said by the lady. "It's expensive and ...

Mangyari pang di si Pekto ang hahabol sa pangyayari. “Ano ang nangyari, Ka Punso?” tanong ng binata ni Ka Gabino. “Nagkahiritan ba kayong mabuti?” “ Nahuhuli ako. At sampung likaw na yata ay hindi ko mahalata ang kalabaw niya.

year unknown, Bigkis Iii, Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 7

... 'none, no', mayrodn 'is or are there, has or have', lahdt 'all, everybody, etc' Distributive: tad 'one', bawa't isd 'each or every one', ibd 'another', ildn 'how many' , bdland 'any one, whosoever, etc' For Person. §118. 1. a. Ang naparito'y si Pekto.

1941, Cecilio Lopez, A manual of the Philippine national language:

a diminutive of the male given name Perfecto


Sebyong

From Sebyo + -ng, Sebyo is clipping of Eusebio.

a diminutive of the male given name Eusebio


Biring

From Biri + -ng, from Spanish Viri, from Virginia.

a diminutive of the female given name Virginia


Letlet

[ˈlɛt̪.l̪ɛt̪̚]

Dati pag walang pasok Pumupunta ako kina Letlet.

2000, Jaime L. An Lim, Christine Godinez-Ortega, Anthony L. Tan, Native Words, Native Roots: The 7th Iligan National Writers Workshop:

Mali: Nakagawian na ni Lito ang pagsumbong sa guro kapag may ibang batang nanghaharot sa kanya. Tama: ... ang pagsusumbong sa guro kapag may ibang batang nanghaharot sa kanya. Mali: Si Chita ang nakakabatang kapatid ni Letlet.

Dresses by her other daughter Letlet Quehle can now be ordered in Malu's shop. Likewise, Letlet's shop in the San Antonio Arcade in Forbes Park also carries Malu's pina dresses and these are selling very well. The foyer across Malu's ...

a diminutive of the female given name Leticia


Andeng

a diminutive of the female given name Andrea


Goyong

Goyo + -ng, Goyo is a diminutive of Gregorio.

Nang mabalitaan daw ng butihing nars na napatay si Goyong del Pilar. sa pagtatanggol kay Aguinaldo. hindi na ito nagkikibo. Ina- kala ng Paulino na iyon na ang pagka- bataon niya kay beelyna. Pero sa halip na mapansin siya, katulad rin ...

Nakapapagod na amo si Goyong. Masyadong maraming exeess energy. Hindi mapakali sa isang lugar. Palibhasa'y bata, kaya matapang, kaya hindi mapakali. Kung si Paulino'y panay ang iwas na mamukhaan ng mga Kastila sa labanan, ...

2000, Jun Cruz Reyes, Etsa-puwera, →ISBN:

Nagdurugong tagpong nakapagtataka na sa Pilipino'y lubhang nakabakla; gayunman, si Goyong ay hindi nangamba, ang higantenp Lakas ay kanyang sinugba; kung dangal ng isang lahi ang manggaga, magtanggol sa laya'y higit na ...

a diminutive of the male given name Gregorio


Rody

From English Rody, from diminutive of Rodelio, Rodolfo, Rodrigo + -y.

a diminutive of the male given names Rodelio, Rodolfo, or Rodrigo


Amihan

(mythology) Amihan (a genderless deity that is depicted as a bird)

a barangay of Project 3 district, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines


Montañez

tl-proper noun

Montañez (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Rolly

Borrowed from English Rolly. Compare Yolly, an Anglicized spelling of Yoli, a diminutive of Yolanda.

Dumaan si Rolly sa sala, pagkatapos kumain, papunta sa kanilang kuwarto ni Lena. Nakita niya ang kanyang asawang parang masayang-masayang nakikipag-usap sa telepono. Napansin niyang masaya lamang si Lena kapag nasa ...

Sa maikling kuwentong Sky Rose (Davao: Buhilaman Press, 1979 ; 1990) ni Felipe Granrojo,ang pangunahing tauhang si Rolly, isang anak-mayamang estudyante ay naatasang kumilos sa hanay ng mga katutubong B'laan ( Mindanaw) nang ...

Nakapasa sa eksamen si Rolly para sa pagiging doktor. Inimbita niya ang kanyang mga kaibigan sa isang kainan. Matagal nang nililigawan ni Fred si Bing. Ngayon ay papunta sila sa simbahan. Kasama nila ang kanilang mga kaibigan at ...

1996, Sambayanang Pilipino, Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 200:

Nang araw na iyon, nalaman niya, si Rolly Bañez ay hindi karaniwang tulad niya. “Ano ang dahilan ng iyong pagmamartsa, Rolly?” Iyon ang kanyang unang pagtataka mula nang magkasama sila. “Ano ang reklamo mo?” "Gaya din ng iyo.

a diminutive of the male given name Rolando


Dela Rosa

Delá Rosa (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎ ᜇᜓᜐ (Baybayin)

alternative letter-case form of dela Rosa


Mallig

Mallíg (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎ᜔ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ or ᜋᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

Mallíg (canonical)
ᜋᜎ᜔ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)
ᜋᜎᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

Mallig (a municipality in western Isabela, Philippines)


Tayabas

Chinese:

zh-l

塔亞巴斯／塔亚巴斯 (Tǎyàbāsī)

Mandarin: 塔亞巴斯／塔亚巴斯 (Tǎyàbāsī)

English: Tayabas

Japanese: タヤバス (Tayabasu)

Spanish: Tayabas

Uncertain. Possibilities include:
* From tayabas, a variant of bayabas (“guava”).
* From tayaba (“a local practice of igba for planting crops”).
* From tagabas (“native fern”)
* From tayaban (“night creature known for having wings that glow like a tropical firefly”).

(historical) Tayabas (a former name of Quezon from 1754 to 1946, a province in the Philippines; included parts of Aurora, Marinduque, and Camarines Norte at different points in time)


Buan

a Central Luzon Tagalog surname from Tagalog


Sarangani

[sɐ.ɾɐŋˈɡaː.n̪ɪ]

Sarangani (a province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Alabel)

Davao Occidental
Davao Occidental#English

Sarangani (a municipality of Davao Occidental, Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines)

Sarangani (an island of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines)

the Sarangani islands; the islands of Sarangani and Balut collectively


Davao Occidental

tl-proper noun

Davao Occidentál (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜊᜏ᜔ ᜂᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)

Davao Occidentál (canonical)
ᜇᜊᜏ᜔ ᜂᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Spanish Davao Occidental, from Davao + occidental (“western”).

Davao Occidental (a province of the Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Malita)


Pitogo

Pitogo (a municipality of Quezon, Philippines)

a barangay of Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines


Antipolo

Antipolo (a city, the provincial capital of Rizal, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines)


Bangkal

a barangay of Norzagaray, Bulacan, Philippines


Rizalina

From Rizal + -ina. Named after José Rizal.

a female given name, a feminine variant of Rizalino


Agpangan

[ʔɐɡˈpaː.ŋɐn̪]


Islaw

a diminutive of the male given name Estanislao


Pacquiao

Borrowed from Cebuano Pacquiao. See also pakyaw.

a surname, Pacquiao, from Cebuano [in turn from Spanish]


Kabankalan

Kabankalán (canonical)
ᜃᜊᜅ᜔ᜃᜎᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Kabankalan (a city in Negros Occidental, Philippines)


Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig

Ikalawáng Digmaang Pandaigdíg (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜎᜏᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜋᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜁᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔)

Ikalawáng Digmaang Pandaigdíg (canonical)
ᜁᜃᜎᜏᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜋᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜁᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪ.xɐ.lɐˌwan̪ d̪ɪɡˌmaː.ʔɐm pɐn̪.d̪ɐ.ʔɪɡˈd̪ɪɡ̚]

Coordinate term: Unang Digmaang Pandaigdig

Pagkatapos ng Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig, ang mga layuning ito ay isinanib sa mga kasunduan sa pakikipamayapa na nilagdaan noong 1947 ng Estados Unidos, Unyon Sobyet, at ibang magkakaanib na bansa sa isang dako at ng Rumanya, Bulgarya, Ungriya, at Pinlandiya. Nakapaloob sa mga kasunduang ito ang mga tadhanang nagkakaloob ng batayang karapatan at kalayaan sa mga mamamayan ng mga bansang ito.

1949, Sa kapakanaan ng kapayapaan at kaunlarang pandaigdig:

(history) World War II; Second World War


Unang Digmaang Pandaigdig

Unang Digmaang Pandaigdíg (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜋᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜁᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔)

Unang Digmaang Pandaigdíg (canonical)
ᜂᜈᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜋᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜁᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔuː.n̪ɐn̪ d̪ɪɡˌmaː.ʔɐm pɐn̪.d̪ɐ.ʔɪɡˈd̪ɪɡ̚]

Coordinate term: Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig


Kyusi

From pronunciation spelling of QC, an initialism of Quezon City, both ultimately from English.

Hindi rin mapapatawad ang labis na kapabayaan sa panghihiram: HINAYDYAK GET AWAY CAR NG ( NG at MGA na lang MGA HOLDAPER, ang salitang Filipino) NAREKOBER KYUSI (Property ni Trillanes Sa Kyusi Sumabog) Kyusi = QC ...

2005, Pamela C. Constantino, Filipino at pagpaplanong pangwika, →ISBN:

Matrapik sa EDSA mula sa bahay namin sa Loyola Heights sa Kyusi, at nag-eemote na ang tiyan ko.

2017, Danton Remoto, Happy Na, Gay Pa, →ISBN:


Mabolo

a barangay of Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines

a barangay of Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines

a barangay of Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines


Pagadian

[pɐ.ɣɐˈd̪iː.ʔɐn̪]

Multiple etymologies exist:
* The city is believed to have been an Iranun trading post in the past, and so a blend of Iranun pagad (“to wait”) + padian (“market”) are widely accepted as the roots of the name.
* Possibly from Central Subanen gagadian, a bird that the native inhabitants call.
* Possibly from the Cebuano pangadyian (“a place to pray; land of prayers”), from pangadyi (“prayer”) + -an.
* Also speculated to be derived from Central Subanen pengadian (“school”).

der

Pagadian (a city, the provincial capital of Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines)


Digos

Digos (a city, the provincial capital of Davao del Sur, Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines)


Escobido

Misspelling of Spanish Escobedo (compare Escovido).


Escovido

From misspelling of Spanish Escobedo. Compare Escobido.


Padre Burgos

tl-proper noun

Padre Burgos (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜄᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜉᜇ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜄᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Named after Filipino priest and member of the Gomburza movement José Burgos.

named-after

Padre Burgos (a municipality of Quezon, Philippines)


New Washington

tl-proper noun

New Wáshingtón (Baybayin spelling ᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ ᜏᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜅ᜔ᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

New Wáshingtón (canonical)
ᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ ᜏᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜅ᜔ᜆᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌɲu ˌwaː.ʃɪn̪ˈt̪on̪]

Named after American president George Washington, as a tribute to the Thomasites. It was formerly called Fonda Lagatik after the Lagatic River.


Mitsui

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 三井 (Mitsui) or Japanese 光井 (Mitsui).


Kabisayaan

tl-proper noun

Kabisayaan or Kabisayaán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜐᜌᜀᜈ᜔)

Kabisayaan (canonical)
Kabisayaán (canonical)
ᜃᜊᜒᜐᜌᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Kabisay-an (alternative syncope)

From Bisaya + ka- -an. Compare Cebuano Kabisay-an.


Eba

Borrowed from Spanish Eva, from Latin Ēva, from Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā). Doublet of Hawa.


Katagalugan

Katagalugan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄᜈ᜔)

ᜃᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Catagalogan (alternative)

[kɐ.t̪ɐ.ɣɐˈluː.ɣɐn̪]

Bago ang panahon ng himagsikan, nakaranas ang Katagalugan ng pagkalat ng kolera noong 1882, pagkalat ng nakamamatay na bulutong noong 1884 at mga iba pang sakit na lubhang nakaapekto sa kalagayang demograpikal ng rehiyon.

Before the revolution, the Tagalog homeland witnessed a cholera outbreak in 1882, a deadly smallpox outbreak in 1884 and other diseases that severely affected the demographic conditions of the region.

the Tagalog homeland; the Tagalog nation


Kamaynilaan

Kamaynilaan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜌ᜔ᜈᜒᜎᜀᜈ᜔)

ᜃᜋᜌ᜔ᜈᜒᜎᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Metro Manila (a region and metropolitan area in the Philippines)


Arsenia

[ʔɐɾˈsɛː.ɲɐ]

[ʔɐɾˈsɛn̪.jɐ]


Hamaguchi

[hɐ.mɐˈɣuː.t͡ʃɪ]

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 浜口 (Hamaguchi).


Sagbayan

Borrowed from Cebuano Sagbayan, from sagbay + -an.

a hill, one of the Chocolate Hills, popularly known as Sagbayan Peak found in Bohol, Philippines


Cañedo

ᜃᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
Caniedo (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish Cañedo, from a Cantabrian place name.


Caniedo

Alternative spelling of Cañedo, from Spanish, after a Cantabrian place name.


Ichikawa

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 市川 (Ichikawa).


Hojo

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 北条 (Hōjō).


Vertucio

Vertúció (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
Virtucio (alternative)
Virtusio (alternative)


Virtucio

Virtúció (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


Fujisaki

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 藤崎 (Fujisaki).


Fujino

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 藤野 (Fujino).


Matsuno

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 松野 (Matsuno).


Matsumori

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 松森 (Matsumori).


Fujimura

[fʊ.d͡ʒɪˈmuː.ɾɐ]

[pʊ.d͡ʒɪˈmuː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 藤村 (Fujimura).


Fujishima

Fujishima (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜋ)

ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜋ (Baybayin)

[fʊ.d͡ʒɪˈʃiː.mɐ]

[pʊ.d͡ʒɪˈʃiː.mɐ]

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 藤島 (Fujishima).


Fukumori

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 福森 (Fukumori).


Fukunaga

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 福永 (Fukunaga).


Fukuchi

(more-native sounding, no palatal assimilation) -utsi

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 福地 (Fukuchi).


Jasaan

a municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines

a barangay of Cabanglasan, Bukidnon, Philippines

a barangay of Santa Cruz, Laguna, Philippines


Takashima

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 高島 (Takashima).


Matsushima

Matsushima (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜋ)

ᜋᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜋ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 松島 (Matsushima).


dela Costa

delá Costa (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ ᜃᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)

delá Costa (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎ ᜃᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)
de la Costa (alternative)
Dela Costa (alternative)


Junichi

ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ (Baybayin)

[d͡ʒʊˈn̪iː.t͡ʃɪ]

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese じゅんいち (Jun'ichi).


Koji

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese こうじ (Kōji).


Jiro

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese じろう (Jirō).


Shiro

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese しろう (Shirō).


Yuichiro

Yuíchiró (canonical)
ᜌᜓᜏᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

[jʊˌiː.t͡ʃɪˈɾo]

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese ゆういちろう (Yūichirō).


Kishi

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 岸 (Kishi).


Matsuki

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 松木 (Matsuki).


Awit ni Solomon

Awit ni Solomón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜒᜆ᜔ ᜈᜒ ᜐᜓᜎᜓᜋᜓᜈ᜔)

Awit ni Solomón (canonical)
ᜀᜏᜒᜆ᜔ ᜈᜒ ᜐᜓᜎᜓᜋᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Song of Solomon; Song of Songs (book of the Bible)


1 Mga Hari

1 Mga Harì (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜅ ᜑᜇᜒ)

1 Mga Harì (canonical)
ᜂᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜅ ᜑᜇᜒ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔuː.n̪ɐŋ mɐˌŋa ˈhaː.ɾɪʔ]


2 Mga Hari

2 Mga Harì (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜎᜏᜅ᜔ ᜋᜅ ᜑᜇᜒ)

2 Mga Harì (canonical)
ᜁᜃᜎᜏᜅ᜔ ᜋᜅ ᜑᜇᜒ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪ.xɐ.lɐˌwaŋ mɐˌŋa ˈhaː.ɾɪʔ]


Irlandes

Irlandés (canonical)
ᜁᜇ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪɾ.lɐn̪ˈd̪ɛs]


Tagapagligtas

Tagapagligtás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄᜉᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)

Tagapagligtás (canonical)
ᜆᜄᜉᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

From tagapagligtas, analytically tagapag- + ligtas.

Sapagkat ang lalaki ang ulo ng kanyang asawa, tulad ni Cristo na siyang ulo ng iglesya, na kanyang katawan, at siya ang Tagapagligtas nito.

2001, Magandang Balitang Biblia, Philippine Bible Society, Efeso 5:23:

For the man is the head of the family, just as Christ, who is the head of the Church, His body, and He is their Saviour.

(Christianity) Messiah; Savior (referring to Jesus Christ)

(Christianity) Redeemer (referring to Jesus Christ)


Kalinga

Kalinga or Kalingá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ or ᜃᜎᜒᜅ)

Kalinga (canonical)
Kalingá (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄ (Baybayin)
ᜃᜎᜒᜅ (Baybayin)

Kalinga (a province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tabuk)

(historical) the subprovince of Kalinga, once part of Kalinga-Apayao in the Cordillera Administrative Region


Bontoc

Mountain Province
Mountain Province#English

Bontoc (a municipality, the capital of Mountain Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines)

Bontoc (a municipality, the capital of Southern Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)


Kalinga-Apayao

Kalinga-Apayáo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜀᜉᜌᜏ᜔)

Kalinga-Apayáo (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜀᜉᜌᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɐˌliŋ.ɡɐ ʔɐ.pɐˈjaʊ̯]

Kalinga-Apayao (a former province of the Philippines)


Mountain Province

Mountain Province (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜏ᜔ᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜉ᜔ᜇᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔)

ᜋᜏ᜔ᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜉ᜔ᜇᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
Mt. Province (alternative)

Borrowed from English Mountain Province, formerly Spanish La Montañosa or Provincia Montañosa.

a province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Bontoc

(historical) huge province in the Cordilleras composed of the subprovinces of Apayao, Amburayan, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Lepanto-Bontoc


Dinagat Islands

Dinagat Islands (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜈᜄᜆ᜔ ᜀᜌ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜐ᜔)

ᜇᜒᜈᜄᜆ᜔ ᜀᜌ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[d̪ɪˌn̪aː.ɣɐt̪ ˈʔaɪ̯.lɐn̪d̪s]

Borrowed from English Dinagat Islands, from Dinagat + islands.

Dinagat Islands (a province of Caraga, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: San Jose)


Apayao

Apayáo (canonical)
ᜀᜉᜌᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)
Apayaw (alternative)

[ʔɐ.pɐˈjaʊ̯]

Apayao (a province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Kabugao)

Apayao River (a river in Cagayan, Apayao, Luzon, Philippines)

(historical) Apayao (subprovince of Mountain Province)


Benguet

Benguét or Benguet (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜆ᜔)

Benguét (canonical)
Benguet (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˈbɛŋ.ɡɛt̪̚]

Benguet (a province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital: La Trinidad; largest city: Baguio)

(historical) Benguet (subprovince of Mountain Province)


Ifugao

Ifugáo (canonical)
ᜁᜉᜓᜄᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)
Ipugaw (alternative)

[ʔɪ.fʊˈɣaʊ̯]

[ʔɪ.pʊˈɣaʊ̯]

Ifugao (a province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Lagawe)

(historical) Ifugao (a subprovince of Mountain Province, Luzon, Philippines)


Bataan

In the Velarde map (1734), it is spelled in Spanish as "Batan". In early Spanish accounts, it is also spelled as "Vatan" besides "Batan".

Bataan (a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Balanga)


Biliran

Biliran (a province of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital: Naval)

Biliran (a municipality of Biliran, Eastern Visayas, Philippines)

an island of Eastern Visayas, Philippines


Cagayan

Cagayán (canonical)
ᜃᜄᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Kagayan (alternative)

[kɐ.ɣaɪ̯ˈʔan̪]

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

Cagayan (a province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tuguegarao)

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

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


Catanduanes

Catanduanes (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜏᜈᜒᜐ᜔ or ᜃᜆᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜀᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜃᜆᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜏᜈᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
ᜃᜆᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜀᜈᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Catanduanes, plural of catanduan, the Hispanicized spelling of katanduan (probably a word from one of the Bikol languages), from tando (“native click beetle that was once abundant throughout Catanduanes”) + ka- -an.

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Catanduanes (a province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines)

Catanduanes (an island of Luzon, Philippines, situated to the east of the Bicol Peninsula)


Davao del Norte

tl-proper noun

Davao del Norte (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜊᜏ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜇᜊᜏ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

From Spanish Davao del Norte, from Davao + del (“of the”) + norte (“north”).

compound

Davao del Norte (a province of the Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tagum)


Davao del Sur

tl-proper noun

Davao del Sur (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜊᜏ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

ᜇᜊᜏ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜐᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Spanish Davao del Sur, from Davao + del (“of the”) + sur (“south”).

Davao del Sur (a province of the Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Digos; largest city: Davao City)


Davao Oriental

Davao Orientál (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜊᜏ᜔ ᜂᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)

Davao Orientál (canonical)
ᜇᜊᜏ᜔ ᜂᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Spanish Davao Oriental, from Davao + oriental (“eastern”).

Davao Oriental (a province of the Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Mati)


Eastern Samar

Eastern Samar (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜈ᜔ ᜐᜋᜇ᜔)

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜈ᜔ ᜐᜋᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from English Eastern Samar, from eastern + Samar.

Eastern Samar (a province of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital and largest city: Borongan)


Cotabato

From Spanish Cotabato, from Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) + watu (“stone”).

Cotabato (a province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Kidapawan)

Maguindanao del Norte
Maguindanao del Norte#English

Cotabato (an independent city in Maguindanao del Norte, Bangsamoro, Mindanao, Philippines)


Guimaras

Guimaras (a province of Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital: Jordan)

Guimaras Island (an island of Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)


Iloilo

Batiano River
Fort San Pedro (Iloilo)
Iloilo River

Borrowed from Spanish Iloílo, from Hiligaynon Ilong-Ilong, from ilong (“nose”), from the nose-like shape of the land between the Iloilo River and Batiano River where the Spanish Fort San Pedro is located.

Iloilo (a province of Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital and largest city: Iloilo City)

Iloilo City (an independent city, the provincial capital of Iloilo, Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)


Lanao del Norte

Lanao del Norte (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈᜏ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜎᜈᜏ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

[lɐˌn̪aʊ̯ d̪ɛl ˈn̪oɾ.t̪ɛ]

From Spanish Lánao del Norte, from Lánao + del (“of the”) + norte (“north”).

compound

Lanao del Norte (a province of Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Tubod; largest city: Iligan)


Lanao del Sur

tl-proper noun

Lanao del Sur (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈᜏ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

ᜎᜈᜏ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜐᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[lɐˌn̪aʊ̯ d̪ɛl ˈsuɾ]

From Spanish Lánao del Sur, from Lánao + del (“of the”) + sur (“south”).

Lanao del Sur (a province of Bangsamoro, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Marawi)


Northern Samar

Northern Samar (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜈ᜔ ᜐᜋᜇ᜔)

ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜈ᜔ ᜐᜋᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌn̪oɾ.t̪əɹn̪ ˈsaː.mɐɾ]

Borrowed from English Northern Samar, from northern + Samar.

Northern Samar (a province of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital: Catarman)


Negros Oriental

Negros Orientál (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ ᜂᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)

Negros Orientál (canonical)
ᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ ᜂᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Negros Oriental, from negros + oriental.

Negros Oriental (a province of the Negros Island Region, Visayas, Philippines; capital and largest city: Dumaguete)


Negros Occidental

Negros Occidentál (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ ᜂᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)

Negros Occidentál (canonical)
ᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ ᜂᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Negros Occidental, from negros + occidental.

Negros Occidental (a province of Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital and largest city: Bacolod)


Misamis Occidental

Misamis Occidentál (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐᜋᜒᜐ᜔ ᜂᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)

Misamis Occidentál (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜐᜋᜒᜐ᜔ ᜂᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Spanish Misamis Occidental, from Misamis + occidental (“western”).

Misamis Occidental
Misamis Occidental#English

Misamis Occidental (a province of Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Oroquieta; largest city: Ozamiz)


Lanao

(historical) Lanao (a former province of the Philippines)

a lake in Lanao del Sur, Bangsamoro, Mindanao, Philippines


Ambos Camarines

Ambos Camarines (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐ᜔ ᜃᜋᜇᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐ᜔ ᜃᜋᜇᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Spanish ambos (“both”) + Camarines.

Ambos Camarines (a former province of the Philippines, encompassing the present-day Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur)


Misamis

(historical) Misamis (a former province of the Philippines)


Mindoro

ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
Minolo (alternative obsolete)

Usually attributed by folk etymologies to Spanish mina de oro (“gold mine”). However, there is little evidence of gold mining activities on the island. Furthermore, old Tagalog documents name the island Minolo. Minolo may be related to minuro, an old Visayan term meaning “place of abundance”, from duro (“abundance”).

Occidental Mindoro
Occidental Mindoro#English

Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro#English

(historical) Mindoro (a province of the Philippines; modern Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro)


Agusan

[ʔɐˈɣuː.sɐn̪]

Agusan (a former province of the Philippines)


Tawi-Tawi

Tawi-Tawi (a province of Bangsamoro, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Bongao)


Tarlac

Borrowed from Spanish Tarlac, from Kapampangan malatarlak.

Tarlac (a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tarlac City)


Sultan Kudarat

Sultan Kudarat (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ ᜃᜓᜇᜇᜆ᜔)

ᜐᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ ᜃᜓᜇᜇᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[sʊlˌt̪aŋ kʊ.d̪ɐˈɾat̪̚]

Borrowed from English Sultan Kudarat, from sultan + Kudarat, named after Sultan Muhammad Kudarat, the seventh sultan of Maguindanao.

Sultan Kudarat (a province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Isulan; largest city: Tacurong)

Sultan Kudarat (a municipality of Maguindanao del Norte, Bangsamoro, Mindanao, Philippines)

Muhammad Kudarat (the seventh sultan of Maguindanao)


South Cotabato

South Cotabato (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ᜔ᜆ᜔ ᜃᜓᜆᜊᜆᜓ)

ᜐᜏ᜔ᜆ᜔ ᜃᜓᜆᜊᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

Unadapted borrowing from English South Cotabato.

ubor

South Cotabato (a province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Koronadal; largest city: General Santos)


Oriental Mindoro

tl-proper noun

Orientál Mindoro (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜇᜓ)

Orientál Mindoro (canonical)
ᜂᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

From English Oriental Mindoro, from Spanish oriental + Tagalog Mindoro. Compare Spanish Mindoro Oriental.

a province of Mimaropa, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Calapan


Occidental Mindoro

Occidentál Mindoro (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜇᜓ)

Occidentál Mindoro (canonical)
ᜂᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

From English Occidental Mindoro, from Spanish occidental + Tagalog Mindoro. Compare Spanish Mindoro Occidental.

a province of Mimaropa, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Mamburao


Nueva Vizcaya

Nueva Vizcaya (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜏᜒᜊ ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜌ)

ᜈᜓᜏᜒᜊ ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜌ (Baybayin)
Nueba Biskaya (alternative obsolete)

Borrowed from Spanish Nueva Vizcaya, from nueva + Basque Bizkaia.

Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Vizcaya#English:_Q13866

Nueva Vizcaya (a province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines)


Papuri sa Diyos

Papurì sa Diyós (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉᜓᜇᜒ ᜐ ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

Papurì sa Diyós (canonical)
ᜉᜉᜓᜇᜒ ᜐ ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[pɐˌpuː.ɾɪʔ sɐ ˈd͡ʒos]

From the first line of the Tagalog translation.


Shohei

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese しょうへい (Shōhei).


Ohtani

Borrowed from passport Hepburn romaji of Japanese 大谷 (Ōtani).


Talisay

For the municipality of Batangas, Philippines, from talisay (“Terminalia catappa”). For the places in Cebu, it is borrowed from Cebuano Talisay, from talisay.

a barangay of Santander, Cebu, Philippines

a municipality of Camarines Norte, Philippines

Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental#English

a city in Negros Occidental, Philippines


Cagayan de Oro

Cagayán de Oro (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜌᜈ᜔ ᜇᜒ ᜂᜇᜓ)

Cagayán de Oro (canonical)
ᜃᜄᜌᜈ᜔ ᜇᜒ ᜂᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
CDO (alternative initialism)

[kɐ.ɣɐˌjan̪ d̪ɛ ˈʔoː.ɾo]

Borrowed from Spanish Cagayán de Oro (literally “golden Cagayan”).

bor+

Misamis Oriental
Misamis Oriental#English

Northern Mindanao
Northern Mindanao#English

Cagayan de Oro (a city, the provincial capital of Misamis Oriental, Northern Mindanao, Philippines)


Itogon

[ʔɪˈt̪oː.ɣon̪]


Boracay

ᜊᜓᜇᜃᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
Borakay (alternative uncommon)

Possibly from blend of Ati bora (“bubbles”) + Ati bokay (“white”).


Siargao

From Spanish Siargao, from Surigaonon Siargao, from saliargaw.

Siargao (an island of Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Mindanao, Philippines)


Jonald

Influenced by names such as Ronald, Donald or Reginald.

a male given name originating as a coinage


Mainit

[mɐˈʔiː.n̪ɪt̪̚]


San Vicente

tl-proper noun

San Vicente (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ ᜊᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜐᜈ᜔ ᜊᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)


Libertad

Libertád (canonical)
ᜎᜒᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

a municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines


Lapu-Lapu

Lapu-Lapu City (a city in Cebu, Philippines)


Pasil

a constellation known as Southern Cross (whose location's counterpart in the north hemisphere is the Big Dipper)


Poblacion

Población (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

Población (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Amansinaya

Amánsináya or Amánsinayà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜌ)

Amánsináya (canonical)
Amánsinayà (canonical)
ᜀᜋᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜌ (Baybayin)
Aman Sinaya (alternative)
Amang-Sinaya (alternative)
Amanisaya (alternative)

From ama + ng + sinaya, literally, “father of the first catch”.


Timog Katagalugan

Timog Katagalugan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜄ᜔ ᜃᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄᜈ᜔)

ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜄ᜔ ᜃᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Muli ay kailangang sagutin ng buong Timog Katagalugan at buong sambayanang Pilipino ang batayang usapin ng kaunlaran: Kaunlaran para kanino? Kaugnay nito ay ipinapahayag namin ang patuloy na pakikiisa ng Timog Katagalugan sa pakikibaka para sa isang makatao, makabansa at ganap na kaunlaran.

Again, the whole Southern Tagalog and the Filipino people must answer the basic argument on prosperity: Prosperity for who? Related to this is our expression on Southern Tagalog's continued participation on the struggle for inclusive, nationalistic, and real prosperity.

Southern Tagalog (a defunct region in the Philippines)


Gitnang Luzon

Gitnáng Luzón (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

Gitnáng Luzón (canonical)
ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜐᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Central Luzon (a region of the Philippines)


Paeng

a diminutive of the male given name Rafael


Neneng

[ˈn̪ɛː.n̪ɛŋ]


Maymay

a diminutive of the female given names Maria or Mary


Ninoy

a diminutive of the male given name Benigno


Noynoy

[ˈn̪oɪ̯.n̪oɪ̯]

From reduplication of the last syllable of Benigno + -oy.


Aleosan

Aleosan (a municipality of Cotabato, Philippines)


Pikit

Pikit (a municipality of Cotabato, Philippines)


Athanasia

[ʔɐ.t̪ɐˈn̪aː.ʃɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Athanasia, from Ancient Greek ἀθανασία (athanasía).


Mataas na Kahoy

Mataas na Kahoy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜀᜐ᜔ ᜈ ᜃᜑᜓᜌ᜔)

ᜋᜆᜀᜐ᜔ ᜈ ᜃᜑᜓᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


Hukbalahap

Hukbalaháp (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜎᜑᜉ᜔)

Hukbalaháp (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜎᜑᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)

Initial clipping abbreviation of Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon (“People's Army Against the Japanese”).

abbrev

(historical) Hukbalahap (Filipino guerrilla movement that fought against the Japanese during World War II and lasted until the Magsaysay administration)


Dumaguete

[d̪ʊ.mɐˈɣɛː.t̪ɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish Dumaguete, ultimately from Cebuano dagit.

Dumaguete (a city, the provincial capital of Negros Oriental, Central Visayas, Philippines)


Looc

a barangay of Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines

a barangay of Panglao, Bohol, Philippines


Karunungan

[kɐ.ɾʊˈn̪uː.ŋɐn̪]

From karunungan.
The surname is a respelling of Carunungan under the abakada alphabet.


Tanauan

ᜆᜈᜏᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Tan-awan (alternative Batangas)

[t̪ɐn̪ˈʔaː.wɐn̪]

Tanauan (a city in Batangas, Philippines)

a barangay of Tanza, Cavite, Philippines


Tanauan

From Waray-Waray tan-awan or taran-awan.

Tanauan (a municipality of Leyte, Philippines)


Pangasinense

tl-proper noun

Pangasinense (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ᜄᜐᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ)

ᜉᜅ᜔ᜄᜐᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ (Baybayin)


Calumpang

Calumpáng (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

Calumpang (a river in Batangas, Philippines)

a barangay of Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines

a barangay of San Miguel, Bulacan, Philippines

a barangay of Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines


Marikina

ᜋᜇᜒᜃᜒᜈ (Baybayin)
Mariquina (alternative archaic)

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.

Marikina (a city in Metro Manila, Philippines)


Portuges

Portugés (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜄᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Caniogan

[kɐnˈɲoː.ɣɐn̪]

Hispanized spelling of kaniyugan (“coconut plantation”).

a barangay of Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines


Langkaan

[lɐŋˈkaː.ʔɐn̪]

a former barangay in Dasmariñas, Philippines; now divided into two barangays


Pasig

→ English: Pasig

→ Hokkien: 巴石 (Pa-se̍k)

→ Japanese: パシッグ

→ Mandarin: 帕西格 (Pàxīgé)

→ 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.

Pasig (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines)

Pasig (a river in Metro Manila, Philippines)


Katipunan

ᜃᜆᜒᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
KKK (alternative abbreviation)

Abbreviation of the full name Kataas-taasang, Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (“Supreme and Honorable Association of the Children of the Nation”). See katipunan for the etymology of the word itself.

Philippine Revolution
w:Philippine Revolution

(historical) Katipunan (the Filipino revolutionary secret organization led by Andres Bonifacio, whose discovery led to the Philippine Revolution)


KBL

[ˌkeɪ̯.bɪˈʔɛl]

At higit sa lahat, ang nangunguna sa mga kandidato ng KBL sa Metro Manila ay walang iba kundi si Gobernador Imelda Marcos. Gayunpaman, ipinagpatuloy nila ang laban.

And more than everything else, Governor Imelda Marcos holds the first place among all the other KBL [Kilusang Bagong Lipunan] candidates in Metro Manila. However, they continued the fight.

Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
w:Kilusang Bagong Lipunan

(Philippine politics) initialism of Kilusang Bagong Lipunan


KMP

initialism of Katipunang Manggagawang Pilipino

initialism of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas


Malakanyang

Malakanyáng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜃᜈ᜔ᜌᜅ᜔)

Malakanyáng (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜃᜈ᜔ᜌᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
Malacañan (alternative)
Malacañang (alternative)

Borrowed from English Malacañang, from Spanish Malacañán, from Tagalog mamalakayahan (“place of fishermen”), or malakayahan (“place for fishing”), ultimately from lakaya (“to fish”). A common folk etymology is that the name was a univerbation of may + lakan + diyan.

der

(metonymic, Philippine politics) the Philippine executive government


Kalibapi

(historical) alternative letter-case form of KALIBAPI


INC

[ʔaɪ̯ ʔɛn̪ sɪ]

Gayon din naman ang iba na umanib para matulungan lamang sila sa pag-akala na ang I. N. C. ay kapisanang panlaman. Ano ang kinasapitan ng pitumpong alagad na kaya lamang sumama kay Jesus ay sa pakinabang ng tiyan?

So does the others who joined to only help them because they assumed the I.N.C [Iglesia ni Cristo] is a human organization. What happened to the seventy disciples who only joined Jesus for the benefit of their stomachs?

Nalilito ang mga miyembro ng INC tungkol sa ibig sabihin ng “iglesia”. Halimbawa, isinusulat nila ang “Roma 16:16” sa hulihan ng kanilang mga jeepney.

2005, Tino C. Ruivivar, Mga palsong pag-angkin at malaking kamalian ng Iglesia ni Cristo:

The members of the INC are confused about what "church" means. For example, they write "Romans 16:16" in the rear end of their jeepneys

Sa isip ko, kaya ko bang suriin ang relihiyosong kultura ng aklat na patungkol sa wika ng INC? ... Ang Wika ng Relihiyon; Wika at Relihiyon Bilang Penomenon at Institusyong Panlipunan; Ang Iglesia ni Cristo bilang Institusyong Panlipunan; ...

On my mind, can I examine the religious culture of the book about the language of the INC? ... The Language of Religion; Language and Religion as Phenomenon and Social Institution; The Iglesia ni Cristo as Social Institution; ...

Iglesia ni Cristo
Iglesia ni Cristo#Tagalog


Karingal

tl-proper noun

Karingal or Karingál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒᜅᜎ᜔)

Karingal (canonical)
Karingál (canonical)
ᜃᜇᜒᜅᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɐˈɾiː.ŋɐl]

Indigenized respelling of Caringal under the abakada alphabet. See more at Caringal.

a descriptive surname from Tagalog, a rare variant of Caringal


Maylikha

Maylikhâ (canonical)
ᜋᜌ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜑ (Baybayin)

(historical) the creating deity in ancient Tagalog religion


Mandaluyong

Mandaluyong (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜎᜓᜌᜓᜅ᜔)

ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜎᜓᜌᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

Mandaluyong (a city in Metro Manila, Philippines)


KALIBAPI

ᜃᜎᜒᜊᜉᜒ (Baybayin)
Kalibapi (alternative)

From the transliteration of Baybayin ᜃᜎᜒᜊᜉᜒ (kalibapi), from the first syllables of Kapisanan ng Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas.

w:Kapisanan ng Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas

abbreviation of Kapisanan ng Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas


PKP

Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas
w:Communist Party of the Philippines

initialism of Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas


NCCA

w:National Commission for Culture and the Arts

initialism of National Commission for Culture and the Arts


DOLE

Borrowed from English DOLE (Department of Labor and Employment)

bor+

So insofar as the DOLE is concerned, inihain ang problema, nagpasya ang DOLE, kaya lang ay dinala ng isa sa mga partido ang kaso sa Supreme Court kaya medyo nagtatagal ang resolusyon ng kaso.

1988, Virginia A. Teodosio, P. B. Bandayrel, Joel C. Paredes, Labor and Mass Media in the Philippines:

Kaya ang DOLE naman ay naibaba sa kalahati ang pagproseso ng dokumentasyon sa ating overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Noong araw, 6 na oras ang hinihintay; ngayon, para doon sa mga land-based OFWs, tatlong oras na lamang.

2002, Philippines. President, Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino, Policy Statements:

w:Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines)

acronym of Department of Labor and Employment


PAGASA

[pɐɡˈʔaː.sɐ]

w:Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

acronym of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration


NAPOCOR

NÁPOCÓR (canonical)
ᜈᜉᜓᜃᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
Napocor (alternative)

National Power Corporation
w:National Power Corporation

(historical) abbreviation of National Power Corporation


Merkuryo

ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Mercurio (“Mercury”), from Latin Mercurius.


Mesiyas

tl-proper noun

Mesiyas or Mésiyás (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐᜒᜌᜐ᜔)

Mesiyas (canonical)
Mésiyás (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜐᜒᜌᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
Mesyas (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish Mesías (“Messiah”), from Late Latin Messīās, from Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”). See also Kristo.

der

Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)


Camantigue

Camantigué (canonical)
ᜃᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜄᜒ (Baybayin)

[kɐ.mɐn̪.t̪ɪˈɣɛ]

From kamantigi (“garden balsam”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, then as Camantigui.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Cavite


Persa

Borrowed from Spanish persa, from Latin Persa, Persēs, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /Pārsa/).


Orani

[ʔoˈɾaː.n̪ɪ]

Orani (a municipality of Bataan, Philippines)


Mama Mary

[ˌmaː.mɐ ˈmɛː.ɾɪ]

Naging kasapi sina Sr. Merey ng Legion of Mary at ayon sa kanya, ito ang naging daan para lalo niyang makilala si Mama Mary. Naging kaugalian na ng pamilya nila ang magsimba sa Antipolo sa simbahan ng Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage [...]

2005, Ligaya Tiamson- Rubin, Lahat ay bida:

Sr. Merey had become a member of Legion of Mary and according to him, it became a way for him to especially meet Mother Mary. It is him and his family's custom to go to church in Antipolo at the church of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage …

an affectionate epithet for the Virgin Mary.


Kawit

From kawit (“hook”), referring to the hook-shaped Cavite Peninsula. Doublet of Cavite.

Kawit (a municipality of Cavite, Philippines)


Tagoloan

tl-proper noun

Tagoloán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄᜓᜎᜓᜀᜈ᜔ or ᜆᜄᜓᜎᜓᜏᜈ᜔)

Tagoloán (canonical)
ᜆᜄᜓᜎᜓᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
ᜆᜄᜓᜎᜓᜏᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

a municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines

a municipality of Lanao del Norte, Philippines

a municipality of Lanao del Sur, Philippines


Biyetnam

Biyetnám (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜌᜒᜆ᜔ᜈᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)
Byetnam (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish Vietnam, from Vietnamese Việt Nam, a Sino-Vietnamese word from 越南, composed of 越 (“Yue”) and 南 (“south”).


Ukranya

[ʔʊˈkɾaː.ɲɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Ucrania (“Ukraine”).

bor+

Inilalahad nito ang mga karapatan at kalayaan na sa paniniwala ng nakararami sa komisyon ay dapat panagutan sa lahat ng tao ng lahat ng bansa. Ito'y pinagtibay at nilagdaan ng lahat ng mga kagawad ng komisyon, maliban ang Unyon Sobyet, Yugoeslabya, Ukranya, at Byelorussia.

1949, U.S. Government Printing Office, Sa kapakanaan ng kapayapaan at kaunlarang pandaigdig:

Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea)


Silangang Timor

tl-proper noun

Silangang Timor (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜇ᜔)

ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

Calque of English East Timor, itself also a calque of Portuguese Timor-Leste.

East Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)


Taylandiya

Taylándiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ)

Taylándiyá (canonical)
ᜆᜌ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Tailandia (“Thailand”), from English Thailand + Spanish -ia, from Thai + -land, with the root ultimately from Thai ไทย (tai).

bor+

Noon ay nagkakalakalan ang mga pulo mula sa Luson hanggang Mindanaw. Malawak ang pakikipagkalakalan noon sa mga kalapit-bayang tulad ng Tsina, Indotsina, Hilagang Borneo, Indonesya, Malaya, Hapon at Taylandiya.

1971, Amado Guerrero, Lipunan at rebolusyong Pilipino:


Masedonya

Borrowed from Spanish Macedonia, ultimately from Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía).

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)

(historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)

Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia: a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)

administrative region
administrative region

Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)

Bulgarian Macedonia
Bulgarian Macedonia#English

Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)

(historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)


Kaban ng Tipan

tl-proper noun

Kabán ng Tipán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜉᜈ᜔)

Kabán ng Tipán (canonical)
ᜃᜊᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜉᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Ark of the Covenant


Malayong Silangan

Malayong Silangan (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜌᜓᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

ᜋᜎᜌᜓᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

(dated) Far East (a geographical region of Asia, consisting of East Asia (Korea, Japan, China, the Russian Far East, etc.) and Southeast Asia, taken as a whole)


Gran Britanya

Gran Britanya (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜈ᜔ᜌ)

ᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜈ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)
Gran Bretanya (alternative)

[ˌɡɾam bɾɪˈt̪aː.ɲɐ]

Great Britain
Great Britain#English:_Q23666

Great Britain (a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales)

Great Britain
Great Britain#English:_Q145

(loosely) Great Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)


Britanya

ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜈ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)
Bretanya (alternative)

[bɾɪˈt̪aː.ɲɐ]

From an ellipsis of Gran Britanya, from Spanish Gran Bretaña.

(loosely) Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)

Britain (great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity)


Reyno Unido

Reyno Unido (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌ᜔ᜈᜓ ᜂᜈᜒᜇᜓ)

ᜇᜒᜌ᜔ᜈᜓ ᜂᜈᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

[ˌɾeɪ̯.n̪o ʔʊˈn̪iː.d̪o]

United Kingdom
United Kingdom#English:_Q145

United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)


Antigua at Barbuda

Antigua at Barbuda (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜄ᜔ᜏ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜊᜇ᜔ᜊᜓᜇ)

ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜄ᜔ᜏ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜊᜇ᜔ᜊᜓᜇ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐn̪ˌt̪iɡ.wɐ ʔɐt̪ bɐɾˈbuː.d̪ɐ]

Partial calque of English Antigua and Barbuda.

partial calque

Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda#English:_Q781

Antigua and Barbuda (a country consisting of two islands in the Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda)


Eskosya

[ʔɛsˈkoː.ʃɐ]

Gaya ng mga iba pang korido, ito'y nasusulat nang patula na may apat na taludtod sa bawa't taludturan, at sa bawa't taludtod...Austriya, Suwesya, Norwega, Eskosya, Portugal, Gresya, Espanya, Tartarya, at ibá pang mga bayan.

1950, Rufino Alejandro, Ang Ating Pánitikán:

Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Austriya

Áustriyá (canonical)
ᜀᜏ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ (Baybayin)

alternative spelling of Awstriya: Austria (a country in Central Europe)


Tseko

Borrowed from Spanish checo, from Czech Čech.


Republikang Tseko

tl-proper noun

Repúblikáng Tséko (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜃᜅ᜔ ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜓ)

Repúblikáng Tséko (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜃᜅ᜔ ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)

Partial calque of Spanish República Checa.

partial calque

Czech Republic
Czech Republic#English:_Q213

Czech Republic (a country in Central Europe)


Batikano

ᜊᜆᜒᜃᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
Vaticano (alternative)

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Eslobenya

tl-proper noun

Eslobenya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜎᜓᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜌ)

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜎᜓᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)
Islobenya (alternative)

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Slovenia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe)


Islobenya

Islobenya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜎᜓᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜌ)

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜎᜓᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

alternative form of Eslobenya: Slovenia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe)


Unggarya

[ʔʊŋˈɡaɾ.jɐ]

Either from an old alternative form of Spanish Hungaria (modern Hungría), or a pseudo-Hispanism derived from English Hungary influenced by Spanish -ia.

pseudo-loan

Ulat ng Konsul ng Austriya-Unggarya sa Maynila sa Minister des Aeussern, Vienna, Ika-13 ng Setyembre, 1897.

1996, Himagsikang Pilipino: digma ng mga anak ng bayan:


Serbya

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of Serbiya.: Serbia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Bosnya

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of Bosniya.


Bosniya at Ersegobina

tl-proper noun

Bósniyá at Ersegobina (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜐ᜔ᜈᜒᜌ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜁᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜊᜒᜈ)

Bósniyá at Ersegobina (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜐ᜔ᜈᜒᜌ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜁᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜊᜒᜈ (Baybayin)

[ˌbos.ɲɐ ʔɐt̪ ʔɛɾ.sɛ.ɣoˈbiː.n̪ɐ]

Partial calque of Spanish Bosnia y Herzegovina using the conjunction, at, as in Bosniya + at + Ersegobina.

partial calque

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English:_Q225

Bosnia and Herzegovina (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Bosniya

Bósniyá (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜐ᜔ᜈᜒᜌ (Baybayin)
Bosnya (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish Bosnia or English Bosnia.

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Bosnia (a geographic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of the northern three fourths of the country)

Bosnia (a country in southeast Europe; in full, Bosnia and Herzegovina)


Pinlandya

tl-proper noun

Pinlandya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌ)

ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of Pinlandiya.: Finland (a country in Northern Europe)


Tunisya

[t̪ʊˈn̪iː.ʃɐ]

Sa Aprika, ang Tripoli at Tunisya ay nahulog na sa mga kamay ng magkakatulong. Ang Italya, araw-araw ay hinuhulugan at niwawasak sa pamamagitan ng mga bomba. Ang mga Italyano ay di malalaon awt hihingi ng sarili at hiwalay na kapayapaan.

1945, Faustino Aguilar, Nang magdaan ang daluyong:


Caw

Borrowed from English Caw, from Hokkien 侯 (Kâu) or 高 (Kau).


Pueson

Borrowed from Spanish Pueson, from Hokkien 八孫 /八孙 (poeh-sun).

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry


Causon

Borrowed from Spanish Causon, from Hokkien 九孫 /九孙 (káu-sun).

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos with Chinese ancestry


Quitson

Borrowed from Spanish Quitson, from Hokkien.


Auyong

Borrowed from Hokkien 歐陽／欧阳 (Au-iông). Doublet of Awyoung.


Awyoung

Borrowed from English Awyoung, from Hokkien 歐陽 /欧阳 (Au-iâng / Au-iông). Doublet of Auyong.


Luy

From Cantonese 呂／吕 (Leoi⁵), via Spanish Luy. Doublet of Lu, Lou, Loo, and Lew.

a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese


Syaw

Borrowed from Hokkien 蕭／萧 (Siau) or 邵 (Siàu).


Shau

Borrowed from English Shau, from either Hokkien 蕭 /萧 (Siau) or Mandarin 邵 (Shào).


Liong

From Hokkien 龍 /龙 (Liông), via English Liong.


Mapua

Possibly from Hokkien [Term?], via Spanish Mapúa.


Vigan

Borrowed from Spanish Vigan, also spelled as Bigan in early maps like the Velarde map (1734), originally from Ilocano Bigan. A common theory is that this word derived from Ilocano biga (“giant taro / Biga'a (Alocasia macrorrhizos)”) + -an (“locative suffix”) where Alocasia macrorrhizos plants once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River, from which Captain Juan de Salcedo derived the city's name, after a misunderstanding with the locals, thinking he was asking the name of the plants. The other theory derives this word from Hokkien 美岸 (Bí-gān, literally “beautiful coast”), possibly by Chinese settlers in the area.

der

Vigan (a city, the provincial capital of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines)


Banzon

From Hokkien [Term?], via Spanish Banzon.


Kanlurang Asya

tl-proper noun

Kanlurang Asya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜅ᜔ ᜀᜐ᜔ᜌ)

ᜃᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜅ᜔ ᜀᜐ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

[kɐn̪ˌluː.ɾɐŋ ˈʔaː.ʃɐ]

West Asia (the westernmost geographic region of Asia, which includes Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, the Levant, Mesopotamia, the Sinai Peninsula, and Transcaucasia)


Kanser

Borrowed from Spanish Cáncer, from Latin cancer (“crab”). See also Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”).


Edad Medya

tl-proper noun

Edád Medya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜇ᜔ ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)

Edád Medya (canonical)
ᜁᜇᜇ᜔ ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

[ʔɛˌd̪ad̪ ˈmɛː.d͡ʒɐ]

[ʔɛˌd̪ad̪ ˈmɛd̪.jɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Edad Media (“Middle Ages”).

bor+

Naglakbay ang mga Dominikano sa kalakhan ng Europa noong Edad Medya, at noong Panahon ng Pagtuklas, nakaabot sa kalayuan ng California, Carribean,^([sic]) Mexico, at Peru sa Bagong Daigdig.

2019 May 16, Isa Lacuna, “Ang Birhen at ang Hari ng mga Bagyo”, in Katipunan ng mga Pag-aaral sa Wika, Panitikan, Sining at Kulturang Filipino, →ISSN, archived from the original on 2021-10-25, page 134:

Dominicans traveled much of Europe in the Middle Ages, and during the Age of Discovery, reaching as far as California, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Peru to the New World.


Bikolano

ᜊᜒᜃᜓᜎᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
Bicolano (alternative)


Bacacay

Borrowed from Bikol Central Bacacay, from bagakay.


Tabaco

Borrowed from Bikol Central Tabaco, from tabaco.


Malilipot

Borrowed from Bikol Central Malilipot, from malipot.


Kabikulan

tl-proper noun

Kabikulan or Kabíkulán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜃᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

Kabikulan (canonical)
Kabíkulán (canonical)
ᜃᜊᜒᜃᜓᜎᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Kabikolan (alternative)


Masbate City

Masbate City (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐ᜔ᜊᜆᜒ ᜐᜒᜆᜒ)

ᜋᜐ᜔ᜊᜆᜒ ᜐᜒᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

Masbate City (a city, the provincial capital of Masbate, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines)


Ticao

Ticao (an island of Masbate, Philippines)


McDo

McDô (canonical)
McDó (canonical)
ᜋᜃ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
Mcdo (alternative)
makdo (alternative)


Davao de Oro

Davao de Oro (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜊᜏ᜔ ᜇᜒ ᜂᜇᜓ)

[ˌd̪aː.vaʊ̯ d̪ɛ ˈʔoː.ɾo]

[ˌd̪aː.baʊ̯ d̪ɛ ˈʔoː.ɾo]

From Spanish Davao de Oro, from Davao + de (“of”) + oro (“gold”).

Davao de Oro (a province of the Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Nabunturan), formerly known as: Compostela Valley


Caloocan

ᜃᜎᜓᜂᜃᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Kalookan (alternative)

Caloocan (a city in Metro Manila, Philippines)


Las Piñas

Las Piñas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜐ᜔ ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

ᜎᜐ᜔ ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Either from Spanish Las Peñas (“The Rocks”) or from Spanish Las Piñas (“The Pineapples”).

Las Piñas (a city in Metro Manila, Philippines)

a barangay of Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija, Philippines


Makati

→ Hokkien: 馬卡蒂 /马卡蒂 (Má-ka-tì)

→ Korean: 마카티 (makati)

→ Mandarin: 馬卡蒂 /马卡蒂 (Mǎkǎdì)

→ Russian: Макати (Makati)

→ Spanish: Macati

→ English: Makati

From makati (“filled with land of low tides”), from ma- + kati (“ebb; low tide”), attributing to the tidal movements of the adjacent Pasig River.

Makati (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines)


Muntinlupa

Muntinlupà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜉ)

Muntinlupà (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜉ (Baybayin)

From Spanish Muntinlupa, from Tagalog Muntinglupa, from munti + -ng- + lupa.

Muntinlupa (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines)


Navotas

From Spanish Navotas, from Tagalog nabutas, from na- + butas.

Navotas (a city in Metro Manila, Philippines)


Parañaque

ᜉᜇᜈ᜔ᜌᜃᜒ (Baybayin)
Palañaque (alternative obsolete)

From Spanish Parañaque, from Palañac, an earlier Hispanized form of Tagalog Palanyag, attested in 1582, of uncertain origin.
A common folk etymology is a phrase, para aqui (“stop here”), supposedly said by a Spaniard to a coachman when he wanted to stop in the area.

Parañaque (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines)


Pasay

→ English: Pasay

→ Hokkien: 巴西 (Pa-sai)

→ Japanese: パサイ

→ Korean: 파사이 (Pasai)

→ Mandarin: 帕賽 /帕赛 (Pàsài)

→ Spanish: Pásay

Pasay (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines)


Taguig

Borrowed from Spanish Taguig, from Tagalog tagagiik (“rice thresher”).

Taguig (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines)


Pateros

Borrowed from Spanish Pateros, from pateros, the plural of patero (“duck hunter”), from pato (“duck”) + -ero.

an independent municipality in Metro Manila, Philippines


Baybayin

ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Baibayin (alternative)


Bulkan Mayon

Bulkán Mayón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ ᜋᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

Bulkán Mayón (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ ᜋᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Bulkang Mayon (alternative)

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)


Daraga

[d̪ɐˈɾaː.ɣɐ]

Borrowed from Bikol Central Daraga, from daraga (“maiden”).


Taytay

[t̪aɪ̯ˈt̪aɪ̯]

From taytay (“bamboo or wooden footbridge”).

Taytay (a municipality of Rizal, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines)

Taytay (a municipality of Palawan, Mimaropa, Philippines)


Olongapo

Olóngapó (canonical)
ᜂᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜄᜉᜓ (Baybayin)

Olongapo (an independent city in Zambales province, Philippines)


Iba

Iba (a municipality, the capital of Zambales, Central Luzon, Philippines)


Rapu-Rapu

[ˌɾaː.pʊ ˈɾaː.pʊ]


Baler

Baler (a municipality, the capital of Aurora, Central Luzon, Philippines)


Daet

[ˈd̪aː.ʔɛt̪̚]

a municipality, the capital of Camarines Norte, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines


La Trinidad

La Trinidád (Baybayin spelling ᜎ ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜈᜒᜇᜇ᜔)

La Trinidád (canonical)
ᜎ ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜈᜒᜇᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
Trinidad (alternative)
LTB (alternative)

[lɐ t̪ɾɪ.n̪ɪˈd̪ad̪̚]

La Trinidad (a municipality, the capital of Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines)


Lingayen

[ˌliŋ.ɡɐˈjɛn̪]

Lingayen (a municipality of Pangasinan, Philippines)


Cainta

[kɐ.ʔɪn̪ˈt̪aʔ]

Cainta (a municipality of Rizal, Philippines)


Tanay

Tanáy (canonical)
ᜆᜈᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
Tan-ay (alternative archaic)

[t̪ɐn̪ˈʔaɪ̯]

Tanay (a municipality of Rizal, Philippines)


Morong

ᜋᜓᜇᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
Moron (alternative archaic)

From an ancient township in Spain named Moron. An alternate etymology posits it to be from Moro (“Moor”) + -ng.

Morong (a municipality of Bataan, Philippines)

Morong (a municipality of Rizal, Philippines)

(historical) former name of Rizal: a province of the Philippines


Tiwi

Borrowed from Bikol Central Tiwi, from earlier Tivi /Tigbi, from tigbi (“Coix lacryma-jobi”).


Iriga

Iriga (a city in Camarines Sur, Philippines)


Tacloban

Borrowed from Spanish Tacloban, from Waray-Waray Tarakluban (“place of the taklub”).

der

Tacloban (a city, the provincial capital of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines)


Jovellar

Jovellár (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

Named after Spanish prime minister and governor Joaquín Jovellar y Soler.


Caramoan

tl-proper noun

Caramoan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜋᜓᜏᜈ᜔ or ᜃᜇᜋᜓᜀᜈ᜔)

[kɐ.ɾɐˈmoː.ʔɐn̪]

a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines


Oroquieta

Misamis Occidental
Misamis Occidental#English

Northern Mindanao
Northern Mindanao#English

Oroquieta (a city, the provincial capital of Misamis Occidental, Northern Mindanao, Philippines)


Laoag

Laoag (a city, the provincial capital of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines)


Pio Duran

Pio Durán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜌᜓ ᜇᜓᜇᜈ᜔)

Pio Durán (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜌᜓ ᜇᜓᜇᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Named after Filipino lawyer and legislator Pio Saceda Duran (1900–1961).


Angono

tl-proper noun

Angono (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅᜓᜈᜓ or ᜀᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜈᜓ)

[ʔɐˈŋoː.n̪o]

[ʔɐŋˈɡoː.n̪o]

Angono (a municipality of Rizal, Philippines)


Binangonan

[bɪ.n̪ɐˈŋoː.n̪ɐn̪]

From binangunan, from bangunan + -in-, from bangon (“rise”) + -an. Compare Malay bangunan (“building”), Indonesian bangunan (“building”).


Alaminos

Alaminos (a city in Pangasinan, Philippines)

Alaminos (a municipality of Laguna, Philippines)


Bamban

Bamban (a municipality of Tarlac, Philippines)


Marilao

[mɐ.ɾɪˈlaʊ̯]

Marilao (a municipality of Bulacan, Philippines)

a surname from Tagalog, most common in Laguna and Quezon


Meycauayan

Meycauayan (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜌ᜔ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

ᜋᜒᜌ᜔ᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Maycauayan (alternative)
Maykawayan (alternative obsolete)

Borrowed from Spanish Meycauayan, from Tagalog may- (“with”) + kawayan (“bamboo”).

Meycauayan (a city in Bulacan, Philippines)

Meycauayan River
Meycauayan River#English

Meycauayan River (a river in Bulacan, Philippines)


Pandi

Pandi (a municipality of Bulacan, Philippines)


Norzagaray

Norzagaráy (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜄᜇᜌ᜔)

Norzagaráy (canonical)
ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜄᜇᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[n̪oɾ.zɐ.ɣɐˈɾaɪ̯]

[n̪oɾ.sɐ.ɣɐˈɾaɪ̯]


Biñan

Biñán (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Binyang (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish Biñán, a corruption of Tagalog binyagan.

a barangay of Biñan, Laguna, Philippines


Madla

a surname from Tagalog, common in Batangas, Oriental Mindoro and Marinduque


Ambo

a diminutive of the male given name Pablo, from Spanish


Santa Ana

Borrowed from Spanish Santa Ana, named after Saint Anne.

Santa Ana (a district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines)


Hatague

[hɐˈt̪aː.ɣɛ]

[ʔɐˈt̪aː.ɣɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish Hatague (“son of Hatagueno”), from Hatagueno, variant of Crisostomo (“Crisostome”), of Spanish origin.


La Presa

[lɐ ˈpɾɛː.sɐ]

The name came from a fictional sitio in Benguet, Philippines, from the popular TV series Forevermore in 2014. The place was the actual filming location of the series in which has embraced the fictional name as its name. See also Spanish fresa (“strawberry”).


Ojeda

[ʔoˈhɛː.d̪ɐ]


Inggles

Ingglés (canonical)
ᜁᜅ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Ingson

Borrowed from English. Probably for Ingo-son, 'son of Ingo.' Inkson is the Moray pronunciation of the name. Thomas Inkson in Corgyle, 1777 (Moray).


Santa Elena

tl-proper noun

Santa Elena (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆ ᜁᜎᜒᜈ)

[ˌsan̪.t̪ɐ ʔɛˈlɛː.n̪ɐ]

a municipality of Camarines Norte, Philippines


Oh

From Korean 오(吳) (O), via English Oh. Doublet of Go, Ngo, Goh, Wu, Gozon, and Cinco.

doublet

a surname from Korean, most notably borne by:


Magindanaw

tl-proper noun

Magíndanáw or Magindanaw (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜈᜏ᜔)

Magíndanáw (canonical)
Magindanaw (canonical)
ᜋᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜈᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐˌɣin̪.d̪ɐˈn̪aʊ̯]

[mɐ.ɣɪn̪ˈd̪aː.n̪aʊ̯]


Lipa

Lipa (the largest city in Batangas, Philippines)


Drakula

From either English Dracula or Spanish Drácula.


Iloko

Borrowed from Spanish iloco, from Ilocano, from i-<pos:place of origin prefix? + either lukong (“hollow; concave”) or luek /luok (“cove; bay”) + Spanish -o (masculine suffix).


Hillside

a barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines


Akapulko

ᜀᜃᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜃᜓ (Baybayin)
Acapulco (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish Acapulco, from a Nahuan language. Compare Classical Nahuatl Acapolco, from acatl (“reed”) + -pol (“big”) + -co (“at, to, from”).

compound

Acapulco de Juárez (a port city in Guerrero, Mexico)


Tondo

tl-proper noun

Tondó or Tondo (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)

Tondó (canonical)
Tondo (canonical)
ᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
Tongdo (alternative)
Tundo (alternative dated)

Possibly from tundok, according to Potet (2016).

Tondo (a district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines)


Yoling

a diminutive of the female given names Yolanda or Yoli


Espanyol

Espanyól (canonical)
ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish español, from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin *Hispaniolus (“of Spain”), from Latin Hispānus, from Hispānia.


Lupac

a surname from Tagalog, common in Batangas


Villaviciosa

Villaviciosa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ)

ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ (Baybayin)


Pacia

a surname from Tagalog, most common in Batangas and Oriental Mindoro


Arabya

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates

Arabia (a peninsula of Western Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates)

(broader sense) Arabia (the region of Western Asia within or adjacent to the Arabian Plate; Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the Egyptian Sinai, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates)


Awstriya

Áwstriyá (canonical)
ᜀᜏ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ (Baybayin)
Austria (alternative)
Austriya (alternative)

[ˈʔaʊ̯s.t̪ɾjɐ]

Ang Alemanya ni Hitler ay langaw na dumapo sa ilong ng Awstriya, Sekoslobakya, Polonia, Olanda, Belhika, Pransiya, at Gresya.

1998, Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Bahaghari't bulalakaw: katipunan ng mga sanaysay at mga pag-aaral, University of the Philippines Press:

The Germany of Hitler was a fly that alighted on the nose of Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Greece.


Bagong Tipan

ang Bagong Tipán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜉᜈ᜔)

ang Bagong Tipán (canonical)
ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜉᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Lumang Tipan

ang Lumang Tipán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜋᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜉᜈ᜔)

ang Lumang Tipán (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜋᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜉᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Daong-daungan

Daóng-daungan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜂᜅ᜔ᜇᜂᜅᜈ᜔)

Daóng-daungan (canonical)
ᜇᜂᜅ᜔ᜇᜂᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Dauongdauong̃an (alternative)
Daung-daungan (alternative)
Dawong-dawungan (alternative)

[d̪ɐˌʔon̪.d̪ɐˈʔuː.ŋɐn̪]


Kankanaey

Kankanaëy or Kankanaey (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜅ᜔ᜃᜈᜁᜌ᜔)

Kankanaëy (canonical)
Kankanaey (canonical)
ᜃᜅ᜔ᜃᜈᜁᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
Kakanay (alternative)
Kankanai (alternative)
Kankanay (alternative)
Kankanaëy (alternative)
Kankana-ey (alternative)

[kɐŋ.kɐˈn̪aː.ʔəɪ̯]

[kɐŋ.kɐˈn̪aː.ʔeɪ̯]


Apokripos

Apókripós (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜉᜓᜐ᜔)

Apókripós (canonical)
ᜀᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜉᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish apócrifos, plural of apócrifo, from Late Latin apocryphus (“secret, not approved for public reading”), from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος (apókruphos, “hidden, obscure”).

der

Apocrypha (writings recognized by some Christians)


Mindanaw

Mindanáw (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜈᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɪn̪.d̪ɐˈn̪aʊ̯]


Camarines

ᜃᜋᜇᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
Kamarines (alternative)

Possibly from Spanish camarines, plural of camarín (“niche; alcove”).

Camarines (a former province of the Philippines, composed of modern-day Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur)


Kapuluang Dinagat

tl-proper noun

Kapuluáng Dinagat (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜎᜓᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜈᜄᜆ᜔)

Kapuluáng Dinagat (canonical)
ᜃᜉᜓᜎᜓᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜈᜄᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɐ.pʊ.lʊˌʔan̪ d̪ɪˈn̪aː.ɣɐt̪̚]

Dinagat Islands (a province of the Philippines)


Dinagat

[d̪ɪˈn̪aː.ɣɐt̪̚]

Dinagat (a municipality of the Dinagat Islands, Philippines)


Hilagang Camarines

Hilagang Camarines (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜄᜅ᜔ ᜃᜋᜇᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜑᜒᜎᜄᜅ᜔ ᜃᜋᜇᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[hɪˌlaː.ɣɐŋ kɐ.mɐˈɾiː.n̪ɛs]

Camarines Norte (a province of the Philippines)


Timog Camarines

Timog Camarines (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜄ᜔ ᜃᜋᜇᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜄ᜔ ᜃᜋᜇᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Camarines Sur (a province of the Philippines)


Hilagang Agusan

Hilagang Agusan (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜄᜅ᜔ ᜀᜄᜓᜐᜈ᜔)

ᜑᜒᜎᜄᜅ᜔ ᜀᜄᜓᜐᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[hɪˌlaː.ɣɐŋ ʔɐˈɣuː.sɐn̪]

Agusan del Norte
Agusan del Norte#English

Agusan del Norte (a province of the Philippines)


Timog Agusan

Timog Agusan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜄ᜔ ᜀᜄᜓᜐᜈ᜔)

ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜄ᜔ ᜀᜄᜓᜐᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌt̪iː.moɡ ʔɐˈɣuː.sɐn̪]

Agusan del Sur (a province of the Philippines)


Hilagang Davao

Hilagang Davao (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜄᜅ᜔ ᜇᜊᜏ᜔)

ᜑᜒᜎᜄᜅ᜔ ᜇᜊᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

Davao del Norte (a province of the Philippines)


Timog Davao

Timog Davao (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜄ᜔ ᜇᜊᜏ᜔)

ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜄ᜔ ᜇᜊᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

Davao del Sur (a province of the Philippines)


Silangang Davao

Silangang Davao (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜅ᜔ ᜇᜊᜏ᜔)

ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜅ᜔ ᜇᜊᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

Davao Oriental (a province of the Philippines)


Kanlurang Davao

Kanlurang Davao (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜅ᜔ ᜇᜊᜏ᜔)

ᜃᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜅ᜔ ᜇᜊᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

Davao Occidental
Davao Occidental#English

Davao Occidental (a province of the Philippines)


Bagong Daigdig

Bagong Daigdíg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜇᜁᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔)

Bagong Daigdíg (canonical)
ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜇᜁᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌbaː.ɣon̪ d̪ɐ.ʔɪɡˈd̪ɪɡ̚]


1 Cronica

1 Crónicá (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈᜅ᜔ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜒᜃ)

1 Crónicá (canonical)
ᜂᜈᜅ᜔ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜒᜃ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔuː.n̪ɐŋ ˌkɾoː.n̪ɪˈxa]


Kupido

Borrowed from Spanish Cupido, from Latin Cupīdō. The pronunciation is partly influenced by English Cupid, which is stressed at the first syllable.


Korinto

Borrowed from Spanish Corinto, from Latin Corinthus, from Ancient Greek Κόρινθος (Kórinthos).