Pilipinas

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)
  • Pilipinu

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Pilipinas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜐ᜔)

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Further reading

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