SOCCSKSARGEN

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog SOCCSKSARGEN, an acronym of South Cotabato, Cotabato City, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, General Santos for the region's four provinces and two cities.

Pronunciation

  • (Philippines) IPA(key): /soksˈsaɾ.d͡ʒɛn/
  • Audio (Philippines):(file)

Proper noun

SOCCSKSARGEN

  1. An administrative region in south-central Mindanao, the Philippines.

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Translations

Tagalog

Etymology

Acronym of South Cotabato, Cotabato City, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, General Santos City.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌsokˈsaɾd͡ʒen/ [ˌsokˈsaɾ.d͡ʒɛn̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌsokˈsaɾdjen/ [ˌsokˈsaɾ.d̪jɛn̪]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾd͡ʒen, (no palatal assimilation) -aɾdjen
  • Syllabification: SOCCSK‧SAR‧GEN

Proper noun

SÓCCSKSÁRGEN

  1. SOCCSKSARGEN (an administrative region of Mindanao, Philippines)

Coordinate terms

regions of the Philippines: mga rehiyon ng Pilipinasedit