Pilipinas

Hanunoo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas, from Felipe +‎ -ina +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piliˈpinas/ [pi.liˈpi.nɐs]
  • Rhymes: -inas
  • Syllabification: Pi‧li‧pi‧nas

Proper noun

Pilipinas (Hanunoo spelling ᜩᜲᜮᜲᜩᜲᜨᜰ᜴)

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Further reading

  • Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 220

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas, from Felipe +‎ -inas. Originally in Spanish las Islas Filipinas (literally the Philippine Isles), after King Philip II of Spain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɪlɪˈpinəs/ [pɪ.lɪˈpiː.nəs]
  • Hyphenation: Pi‧li‧pi‧nas

Proper noun

Pilipínas

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas, from Felipe +‎ -ina +‎ -s. Originally in Spanish las Islas Filipinas (literally the Philippine Isles), named after King Philip II of Spain.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /piliˈpinas/ [pɪ.lɪˈpiː.n̪ɐs]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -inas
  • Syllabification: Pi‧li‧pi‧nas

Proper noun

Pilipinas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜐ᜔)

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
    Synonyms: Republika ng Pilipinas, Perlas ng Silanganan

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /pilipinas/ [pɪ.lɪ.pɪˈn̪as]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: Pi‧li‧pi‧nas

Proper noun

Pilipinas (Sulat Sūg spelling فِلِفِنَسْ)

  1. (Philippines) Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
    Synonyms: Pilipin, (Malaysia & Indonesia) Pilipina