フィリピン

Japanese

Alternative spellings
比律賓 (obsolete) 菲律賓 (obsolete)

Alternative forms

(obsolete) フィリッピン (Firippin), ヒリピン (Hiripin), ヒリッピン (Hirippin)
(obsolete) 比律賓(フィリピン) (Firipin, “Philippines”)
(abbreviation) 比(ひ) (Hi)

Etymology

The katakana spelling of 比律賓(フィリピン) (Firipin, “Philippines”), likely from Chinese 菲律賓 / 菲律宾 (Fēilǜbīn), from English Philippines, from French Philippines, from Spanish Filipinas.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) フィリピン [fíꜜrìpìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɸʲiɾʲipʲĩɴ]

Proper noun

フィリピン • (Firipin)

the Philippines

Synonyms

フィリピン諸島(しょとう) (Firipin shotō, “Philippine Islands”)
- 比律賓諸島(フィリピンしょとう) (Firipin shotō, “Philippine Islands”)
  - 比島(ひとう) (Hi tō, “Philippine Islands”)
非利皮那(フィリピーナ) (Firipīna) (obsolete)
呂宋(ルソン) (Ruson, “Luzon; Philippines (obsolete)”)

References

^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN