Maynila
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Maynila
- Alternative form of Manila (“city in Philippines”)
Tagalog edit
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Etymology edit
From may- (“there is”) + nila (“true indigo”), where nila is derived from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “indigo”). The name Maynilà is more likely in reference to the abundance of indigo-yielding plants growing in the area surrounding the settlement, rather than Maynilà being known as a settlement that trades in indigo dye, as the settlement was founded several hundred years before indigo dye extraction became an important economic activity in the area in the 18th century.
See also Pangasinan Ibali, an archaic name for Manila.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /majˈnilaʔ/ [maɪ̯ˈni.lɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -ilaʔ
- Syllabification: May‧ni‧la
Proper noun edit
Maynilà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ᜈᜒᜎ)
- Manila (the national capital of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila)
- Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
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Further reading edit
- “Maynila”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018