Surigao

English

Etymology

From Spanish Surigao, previously spelled as Suligao, from Kamayo Suligaw (the Surigao River), from suligao (springwater).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Philippines) IPA(key): /sʊˈɾi.ɣaʊ̯/
  • Audio (Philippines):(file)

Proper noun

Surigao

  1. A former province of the Philippines.
  2. Ellipsis of Surigao City: the capital city of the province of Surigao del Norte, Caraga region, Philippines.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Francia y Ponce de Leon, Benito, González Parrado, Julián (1898) La Islas Filipinas: Mindanao[1], volume 1, Havana: Subinspección de Infantería, page 197

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Surigao, previously spelled as Suligao, from Kamayo Suligaw (the Surigao River), from suligao (springwater).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Su‧ri‧gao
  • IPA(key): /suˈɾiɡaw/ [s̪ʊˈɾ̪i.ɡɐʊ̯]

Proper noun

Surigao

  1. Surigao (a former province of the Philippines)
  2. Surigao City (a city, the provincial capital of Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Mindanao, Philippines)
  3. a surname from Cebuano

References

  1. ^ Francia y Ponce de Leon, Benito, González Parrado, Julián (1898) La Islas Filipinas: Mindanao[2], volume 1, Havana: Subinspección de Infantería, page 197

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Surigao, previously spelled as Suligao, from Kamayo Suligaw (the Surigao River), from suligao (springwater).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suɾiˈɡaw/ [sʊ.ɾɪˈɣaʊ̯]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: Su‧ri‧gao

Proper noun

Surigáo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜇᜒᜄᜏ᜔)

  1. Surigao City (a city, the provincial capital of Surigao del Norte, Caraga, Mindanao, Philippines)
  2. Surigao (a former province of the Philippines)

References

  1. ^ Francia y Ponce de Leon, Benito, González Parrado, Julián (1898) La Islas Filipinas: Mindanao[3], volume 1, Havana: Subinspección de Infantería, page 197

Further reading

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