English edit

 
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Alternative forms edit

  • Maynila (nonstandard)
  • May-nilad (historical, based on an antiquarian and inaccurate etymology)
  • Manilla (archaic, historical, misspelling)

Etymology edit

From Spanish Manila, from Tagalog Maynila, from may (there is) +‎ nila (indigo), Tagalog nila from Sanskrit नील (nīla).

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /məˈnɪl.ə/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧nila
  • Rhymes: -ɪlə
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Particularly: "Filipino accent"

Proper noun edit

Manila

  1. The capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.
  2. (loosely) Metro Manila, the National Capital Region (NCR).
  3. (figuratively) The national government or administrative authority of the Philippines.
  4. A small town, the county seat of Daggett County, Utah, United States.
  5. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
  6. A city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States

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Translations edit

Noun edit

Manila (plural Manilas)

  1. Venerupis philippinarum; a Pacific clam.
  2. Alternative form of manila (kind of cheroot)

Anagrams edit

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Proper noun edit

Manila

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)

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Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish Manila, from Tagalog Maynila.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /maˈnila/, [mʌˈn̪i.l̪ʌ]
  • IPA(key): /maˈnilaʔ/, [mʌˈn̪i.l̪ʌʔ]
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧ni‧la

Proper noun edit

Manila or Manilà (Badlit spelling ᜋᜈᜒᜎ)

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)
  2. (loosely) Metro Manila, National Capital Region (a region and metropolitan area in the Philippines)
  3. (historical) Manila (a former province of the Philippines)
  4. (historical) Manila (the capital city of Spanish-era Philippines; modern Intramuros)

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Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Manila f (related adjective manilský)

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Manila in Internetová jazyková příručka

German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish Manila, from Tagalog Maynila, from may (there is) +‎ nila (indigo), Tagalog nila from Sanskrit नील (nīla).

Proper noun edit

Manila n (proper noun, genitive Manilas or (optionally with an article) Manila)

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)

Indonesian edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Dutch Manilla.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /maˈnila/, [maˈni.la]

Proper noun edit

Manila

  1. Manila (the capital of the Philippines)

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish Manila, from Tagalog Maynila, from may (there is) +‎ nila (indigo), Tagalog nila from Sanskrit नील (nīla).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /maˈni.la/
  • Rhymes: -ila
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧nì‧la

Proper noun edit

Manila f

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)

Anagrams edit

Polish edit

 
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Manila

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish Manila.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Manila f (related adjective manilski)

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

nouns

Related terms edit

adjective

Further reading edit

  • Manila in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Manila in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish Manila, from Tagalog Maynila, from may (there is) +‎ nila (indigo), Tagalog nila from Sanskrit नील (nīla).

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: Ma‧ni‧la

Proper noun edit

Manila

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)

Serbo-Croatian edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mânila/
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧ni‧la

Proper noun edit

Mȁnila f (Cyrillic spelling Ма̏нила)

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)

Slovak edit

 
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Manila f (genitive singular Manily, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)

References edit

  • Manila”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Tagalog Maynila, from may (there is) +‎ nila (indigo), Tagalog nila from Sanskrit नील (nīla).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /maˈnila/ [maˈni.la]
  • Rhymes: -ila
  • Syllabification: Ma‧ni‧la

Proper noun edit

Manila f

  1. Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)

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Further reading edit

Vietnamese edit

 
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From English Manila.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Manila

  1. Manila (the capital of the Philippines)
    Synonym: Ma Ní