Cebu
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Cebú, possibly from Cebuano sibo (“trade”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɛˈbuː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /sɛˈbu/
- Rhymes: -uː
Proper noun edit
Cebu
- An island in the Central Visayas, Philippines.
- A province in the Central Visayas, Philippines.
- The capital city of Cebu, Philippines,
- Synonym: Cebu City
- (historical) The Rajahnate of Cebu.
Translations edit
island in central Philippines
province in central Philippines
city in the Philippines
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See also edit
Anagrams edit
Cebuano edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Cebú, possibly from Cebuano sibo (“trade”)
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Cebú
- a surname
Portuguese edit
Proper noun edit
Cebu f
- Cebu (an island and province of the Philippines)
- Cebu (a city, the provincial capital of Cebu, Philippines)
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Cebú, from Old Cebuano sibo meaning trade, itself the root word of sinibuayng hingpit meaning "place of trade" which referred to the harbors of ancient Cebu. A possible cognate is Sibuyan, an island north of Panay, part of Romblon.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /seˈbu/, [sɛˈbu]
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: Ce‧bu
Proper noun edit
Cebú (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜓ)
- Cebu (the provincial capital of Cebu, Philippines)
- Cebu (a province of the Philippines)
- Cebu (an island in the Philippines)
Related terms edit
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English Cebu.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ ʔɓu˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ ʔɓʊw˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ ʔɓʊw˨˩]
- Phonetic: xe bù
Proper noun edit
Cebu
- Cebu (an island in the Philippines)
- Cebu (a province of the Philippines)
- Cebu City (a city, the provincial capital of Cebu, Philippines)