Makati

From Spanish Macati as in its old name San Pedro de Macati, ultimately from Tagalog Makati.

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /mɐˈka.tɪ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /məˈkɑtɪ/, [mə ˈkɑdɪ]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /məˈkɑːtɪ/

Makati

1. An independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines.

   Meronyms: Bangkal, Bel-Air, Carmona, Dasmariñas, Forbes Park, Guadalupe Nuevo, Guadalupe Viejo, Kasilawan, La Paz, Magallanes, Olympia, Palanan, Pinagkaisahan, Pio Del Pilar, Poblacion, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Lorenzo, Santa Cruz, Singkamas, Tejeros, Urdaneta, Valenzuela — barangays of Makati

   Coordinate terms: Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Pateros, Quezon City, San Juan, Taguig, Valenzuela — cities and municipality of NCR

• Makita, Tamaki, Tamika

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈkati/ [mɐˈxaː.t̪ɪ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ati
• Syllabification: Ma‧ka‧ti

Makati (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜆᜒ)

1. Makati (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines)

• Makati on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl
• “Makati”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• Makita, maatik, makita