Malabon

See also: malabon and Malabón

English

Etymology

From Spanish Malabón, from Tagalog malabon.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /mɐ.lɐˈbon/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑlɑbɑn/

Proper noun

Malabon

1. An independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines

Translations

city in the Philippines

• Arabic: مالابون
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 馬拉翁／马拉翁 (maa⁵ laai¹ jung¹), 嗎哪門／吗哪门, 馬拉邦／马拉邦

  Mandarin: 馬拉翁／马拉翁 (Mǎlāwēng), 嗎哪門／吗哪门, 馬拉邦／马拉邦

• Japanese: マラボン
• Korean: 말라본 (mallabon)
• Persian: مالابون
• Russian: Малабон (Malabon)
• Spanish: Malabón
• Tagalog: Malabon

Further reading

• Malabon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Esperanto

Proper noun

Malabon

1. accusative of Malabo

Tagalog

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly from:

• malabong, from ma- +‎ labong (“bamboo shoot”).
• malabon, from ma- +‎ labon (“silt”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /malaˈbon/ [mɐ.lɐˈbon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Ma‧la‧bon

Proper noun

Malabón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Malabon (a city in Metro Manila, Philippines)