Maguindanao

See also: Maguindánao

English

Etymology

From Spanish Maguindánao, from Maguindanao Magindanaw, from a blend of maginged (“resident”) +‎ danaw (“lake”). Compare Ilocano danaw, Cebuano danaw, Maguindanao lanaw, Maranao ranaw, Malay danau, English Lanao, English Maranao, English Iranun. Generally translated to "people of the flood" or "people of the lake".

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /mɐˌɡin.dɐˈnaʊ̯/

Proper noun

Maguindanao

1. A former province of Mindanao, Philippines, split into the provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur
2. Maguindanao language
3. (historical) Sultanate of Maguindanao

Derived terms

• Maguindanao del Norte
• Maguindanao del Sur

Translations

former province of the Philippines

• Bikol Central: Maguindanao
• Cebuano: Maguindanao
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬京達瑙／马京达瑙 (Mǎjīngdánǎo)

• Japanese: マギンダナオ
• Maguindanao: Magindanaw
• Spanish: Maguindánao
• Tagalog: Maguindanao

language

• Portuguese: maguindanao (pt) m

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Maguindanao terms

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Maguindánao, from Maguindanao Magindanaw, from a blend of maginged (“resident”) +‎ danaw (“lake”). Compare Ilocano danaw, Cebuano danaw, Maguindanao lanaw, Maranao ranaw, Malay danau, English Lanao, English Maranao, English Iranun. Generally translated to "people of the flood" or "people of the lake".

Proper noun

Maguindanao

1. Maguindanao (a former province of Mindanao, Philippines)
2. Maguindanao (language)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Maguindánao, from Maguindanao Magindanaw (literally “people of the flood; people of the lake”), from a blend of maginged (“resident”) +‎ danaw (“lake”). Compare Ilocano danaw, Cebuano danaw, Maguindanao lanaw, Maranao ranaw, Malay danau, English Lanao, English Maranao, English Iranun. Doublet of Mindanao.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˌɡindaˈnaw/ [mɐˌɣin.dɐˈnaʊ̯], /maɡinˈdanaw/ [mɐ.ɣɪnˈda.naʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw, -anaw
• Syllabification: Ma‧guin‧da‧nao

Proper noun

Maguíndanáo or Maguindanao (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜈᜏ᜔)

1. Maguindanao (a former province of Mindanao, Philippines, split into the provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur)

Noun

Maguíndanáo or Maguindanao (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜈᜏ᜔)

1. Maguindanao language

   Synonym: Magindanawon

Related terms

• Magindanawon

 

Further reading

• “Maguindanao” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021