Maguindanao

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA(key): /ʔesmaˈel/ [ʔɪʂ.mʌˈɪɭ]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: Es‧ma‧el

Proper noun

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Esmaél (Jawi spelling إِسْمَاعِيل)

  1. a male given name, Ismail or Ismael, from Arabic
  2. a surname originating as a patronymic [in turn from Arabic]