Makati

See also: makati

English

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish Macati as in its old name San Pedro de Macati, ultimately from Tagalog Makati.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /mɐˈka.tɪ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /məˈkɑtɪ/, [mə ˈkɑdɪ]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /məˈkɑːtɪ/

Proper noun

Makati

1. An independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines

Translations

city in the Philippines

• Bulgarian: Макати (Makati)
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 馬加智／马加智 (Má-ka-tì)

  Mandarin: 馬卡蒂／马卡蒂 (Mǎkǎdì), 馬加智／马加智 (Mǎjiāzhì) (Philippines)

• Japanese: マカティ (Makati)
• Korean: 마카티 (Makati)
• Russian: Макати (Makati)
• Spanish: Macati
• Tagalog: Makati

Anagrams

• Makita, Tamaki, Tamika

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈkati/ [mɐˈxa.tɪ]
• Rhymes: -ati
• Syllabification: Ma‧ka‧ti

Proper noun

Makati (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜆᜒ)

1. Makati (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines)

Descendants

• → Chinese:
  • Mandarin: 馬卡蒂／马卡蒂 (Mǎkǎdì)
  • Hokkien: 馬加智／马加智 (Má-ka-tì)
• → Korean: 마카티 (makati)
• → Russian: Макати (Makati)
• → Spanish: Macati
  • → English: Makati

Further reading

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