Navotas

English

Location of Navotas

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Philippines) IPA(key): /nɐˈvo.tɐs/
  • Audio (Philippines):(file)

Proper noun

Navotas

  1. An independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Navotas, from Tagalog nabutas (punctured), from na- +‎ butas (hole).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /naˈvotas/ [n̪ɐˈvoː.t̪ɐs]
    • IPA(key): (with nativization) /naˈbotas/ [n̪ɐˈboː.t̪ɐs]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -otas
  • Syllabification: Na‧vo‧tas

Proper noun

Navotas (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜊᜓᜆᜐ᜔)

  1. Navotas (a city in Metro Manila, Philippines)

Further reading

  • Navotas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018