Cotabato

English

Etymology

From Spanish Cotabato, from Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) +‎ watu (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ko.tɐˈba.to/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /koʊtæˈbɑtoʊ/, [kɔʊtæˈbɑdɔʊ]

Proper noun

Cotabato

1. A province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Kidapawan
2. (historical) A former province of Mindanao, Philippines; modern Cotabato, Maguindanao, South Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat. Capital and largest city: Cotabato City

Derived terms

• Cotabato City
• North Cotabato
• South Cotabato

 

Translations

province of the Philippines

• Arabic: كوتاباتو
• Cebuano: Cotabato
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 哥打巴托 (Ko-tá-pa-thuh)

  Mandarin: 哥打巴托 (Gēdǎbātuō)

• Hiligaynon: Cotabato
• Ilocano: Cotabato
• Japanese: コタバト (Kotabato)
• Korean: 코타바토 (kotabato)
• Maguindanao: Kutawatu
• Malay: Cotabato
• Russian: Котаба́то (Kotabáto)
• Spanish: Cotabato
• Tagalog: Cotabato

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Cotabato, from Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) +‎ watu (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Co‧ta‧ba‧to
• IPA^(key): /kotaˈbato/, [ko.t̪ɐˈba.t̪o]

Proper noun

Cotabato

1. Cotabato (a province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Kidapawan)

Derived terms

• Amihanang Cotabato
• Abagatang Cotabato
• Siyudad sa Cotabato

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish Cotabato, from Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) +‎ watu (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Co‧ta‧ba‧to
• IPA^(key): /kotaˈbato/, [kʊ.taˈba.to]

Proper noun

Cotabato

1. Cotabato (a province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Kidapawan)

Derived terms

• Aminhang Cotabato
• Bagatnang Cotabato
• Siyudad sang Cotabato

Spanish

Etymology

From Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) +‎ watu (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kotaˈbato/ [ko.t̪aˈβ̞a.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: Co‧ta‧ba‧to

Proper noun

Cotabato m

1. Cotabato (a province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Kidapawan)
2. Cotabato (a former province of Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Cotabato City)

Derived terms

• Ciudad de Cotabato
• cotabateño
• Cotabato del Norte
• Cotabato del Sur

 

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Cotabato, from Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) +‎ watu (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kotaˈbato/ [ko.tɐˈbaː.to]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: Co‧ta‧ba‧to

Proper noun

Cotabato (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆᜊᜆᜓ)

1. Cotabato (a province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Kidapawan)

   Synonym: Hilagang Cotabato

2. Cotabato (an independent city in Maguindanao del Norte, Bangsamoro, Mindanao, Philippines)

Derived terms

• Hilagang Cotabato
• Lungsod ng Cotabato
• Timog Cotabato

Further reading

• Cotabato on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl
• “Cotabato”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018