Camiguin

See also: Camiguín

English

Etymology

From Spanish Camiguín, from Manobo, from Cebuano kamagong. The tree thrived near Lake Mainit, in Surigao del Sur, the area from which the earlier inhabitants of the islands came.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /kɐ.mɪˈɡin/
• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /kɐ.mɪɡˈwin/ (colloquial)

Proper noun

Camiguin

1. A province of Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Mambajao
2. An island in the Bohol Sea, Philippines

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Camiguín, from Manobo, from Cebuano kamagong. The tree thrived near Lake Mainit, in Surigao del Sur, the area from which the earlier inhabitants of the islands came.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ca‧mi‧guin
• IPA^(key): /kamiˈɡin/, [kɐ.mɪˈɡin̪]

Proper noun

Camiguin

1. Camiguin (a province of Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Mambajao)
2. Camiguin Island (an island in the Bohol Sea, Philippines)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Camiguin.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Camiguín, from Manobo, from Cebuano kamagong.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kamiˈɡin/ [kɐ.mɪˈɣin]
    • Rhymes: -in
    • Syllabification: Ca‧mi‧guin
  • IPA^(key): /kamiɡˈwin/ [kɐ.mɪɡˈwin] (colloquial)
    • Syllabification: Ca‧mig‧uin

Proper noun

Camiguín (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜒᜄᜒᜈ᜔)

1. Camiguin (a province of Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Mambajao)
2. Camiguin Island (an island in the Bohol Sea, Philippines)