Davao

See also: Dávao and davao

English

Etymology

From Spanish Dávao, from Giangan Dawaw.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈda.vaʊ̯/, /ˈda.baʊ̯/
    • Audio (Philippines):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /dɑˈvaʊ̯/

Proper noun

Davao

  1. A former province of Mindanao, Philippines.
  2. Davao City (a city in the Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines).
  3. Davao Region (a region of Mindanao, Philippines).

Coordinate terms

Translations

References

  1. ^ History: Know Davao City”, in The Official Website of the City Government of Davao, The City Government of Davao, 18 January 2021 (last accessed)
  2. ^ Medina, Marielle, de Villa, Kathleen (23 March 2019) “Dynamic Davao City on the rise”, in Philippine Daily Inquirer[1], retrieved 18 January 2021

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish Dávao, from Giangan Dawaw.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdabaw/ [ˈd̪a.bɐʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: Da‧vao

Proper noun

Davao

  1. Davao (a former province of Mindanao, Philippines)
  2. a surname from Giangan
  3. the Davao River
  4. the Davao Gulf

References

  1. ^ History: Know Davao City”, in The Official Website of the City Government of Davao, The City Government of Davao, 18 January 2021 (last accessed)
  2. ^ Medina, Marielle, de Villa, Kathleen (23 March 2019) “Dynamic Davao City on the rise”, in Philippine Daily Inquirer[2], retrieved 18 January 2021

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Dávao, from Giangan Dawaw.[1][2] Doublet of dabaw.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈdavaw/ [ˈd̪aː.vaʊ̯]
    • IPA(key): (more-native sounding) /ˈdabaw/ [ˈd̪aː.baʊ̯]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -avaw, (more-native sounding) -abaw
  • Syllabification: Da‧vao

Proper noun

Davao (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜊᜏ᜔)

  1. Davao City (a city in the Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines)
  2. Davao Region (a region of Mindanao, Philippines)
  3. Davao (a former province of Mindanao, Philippines)
  4. Davao River (a river in Mindanao, Philippines)
  5. Davao Gulf (a gulf of Mindanao, Philippines)

Coordinate terms

regions of the Philippines: mga rehiyon ng Pilipinasedit

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ History: Know Davao City”, in The Official Website of the City Government of Davao, The City Government of Davao, 18 January 2021 (last accessed)
  2. ^ Medina, Marielle, de Villa, Kathleen (23 March 2019) “Dynamic Davao City on the rise”, in Philippine Daily Inquirer[3], retrieved 18 January 2021

Vietnamese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Davao.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˦ vaːw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˨˩˦ vaːw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˦˥ vaːw˧˧] ~ [ʔɗaː˦˥ jaːw˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: đá vao

Proper noun

Davao

  1. Davao City (an independent city, the largest in Davao del Sur, Philippines)