Cotabato
English
Etymology
From Spanish Cotabato, from Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) + watu (“stone”).
Pronunciation
- (Philippines) IPA(key): /ko.tɐˈba.to/
Audio (Philippines): (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /koʊtæˈbɑtoʊ/, [kɔʊtæˈbɑdɔʊ]
Proper noun
Cotabato
- A province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Kidapawan.
- (historical) A former province of Mindanao, Philippines; modern Cotabato, Maguindanao, South Cotabato, or Sultan Kudarat. Capital and largest city: Cotabato City.
Derived terms
Translations
province of the Philippines
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish Cotabato, from Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) + watu (“stone”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Co‧ta‧ba‧to
- IPA(key): /kotaˈbato/ [ko.t̪ɐˈba.t̪o]
Proper noun
Cotabato
- Cotabato (a province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Kidapawan)
Derived terms
- Amihanang Cotabato
- Abagatang Cotabato
- Siyudad sa Cotabato
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Spanish Cotabato, from Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) + watu (“stone”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Co‧ta‧ba‧to
- IPA(key): /kotaˈbato/ [kʊ.taˈba.to]
Proper noun
Cotabato
- Cotabato (a province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Kidapawan)
Derived terms
- Aminhang Cotabato
- Bagatnang Cotabato
- Siyudad sang Cotabato
Spanish
Etymology
From Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) + watu (“stone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kotaˈbato/ [ko.t̪aˈβ̞a.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -ato
- Syllabification: Co‧ta‧ba‧to
Proper noun
Cotabato m
- Cotabato (a province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Kidapawan)
- Cotabato (a former province of Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Cotabato City)
Derived terms
- Ciudad de Cotabato
- cotabateño
- Cotabato del Norte
- Cotabato del Sur
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish Cotabato, from Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) + watu (“stone”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kotaˈbato/ [ko.t̪ɐˈbaː.t̪o]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ato
- Syllabification: Co‧ta‧ba‧to
Proper noun
Cotabato (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆᜊᜆᜓ)
- Cotabato (a province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Kidapawan)
- Synonym: Hilagang Cotabato
- Cotabato (an independent city in Maguindanao del Norte, Bangsamoro, Mindanao, Philippines)
Derived terms
- Hilagang Cotabato
- Lungsod ng Cotabato
- Timog Cotabato
Related terms
- Cotabateño
Further reading
- Cotabato on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia tl
- “Cotabato”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018