Mindanao

English

Alternative forms

• Mindanau

Etymology

From Spanish Mindanao, a contraction of Maguindánao (“Maguindanao”), from Maguindanao Magindanaw.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˌmɪndəˈnaʊ/

Proper noun

Mindanao

1. An island in the Philippines
2. One of the three island groups in the Philippines

Translations

an island in the Philippines

• Armenian: Մինդանաո (Mindanao)
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 南島／南岛 (Lâm-tó͘) (archaic)

  Mandarin: 棉蘭老／棉兰老 (Miánlánlǎo), 棉蘭老島／棉兰老岛 (zh) (Miánlánlǎo dǎo), 民答那峨島／民答那峨岛 (Míndánà'é dǎo)

• Farefare: Mindanau, Mɩndanaʋ
• Georgian: მინდანაო (mindanao)
• Japanese: ミンダナオ島 (Mindanao-tō)
• Portuguese: Mindanau
• Russian: Миндана́о m (Mindanáo)
• Spanish: Mindanao
• Tagalog: Mindanaw

Anagrams

• nomadian

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mindaˈnao/ [mĩn̪.d̪aˈna.o]
• Rhymes: -ao
• Syllabification: Min‧da‧na‧o

Proper noun

Mindanao m

1. Mindanao (the second largest island in the Philippines)

Noun

Mindanao m (plural Mindanaos)

1. (Philippines, obsolete, historical) Maguindanao people
   • 1613, Pedro de San Buenaventura, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala [Vocabulary of the Tagalog language], page 544:

     Saltear) Ng̃ayáo (pp) robando y endo jolo a eſo; nang̃ang̃ayáo.& ac. ſaltear. l. pinang̃ang̃ayáo. 7.P. pínang̃ang̃ayáo nang mang̃a Mag̃indanao ang Minolo, ſaltearon los Míndanaos a Mindoro.~

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Mindanaw

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Mindanao, a contraction of Maguindánao (“Maguindanao”), from Maguindanao Magindanaw. Doublet of Mangindanaw and Maguindanao.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mindaˈnaw/ [mɪn̪.d̪ɐˈn̪aʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: Min‧da‧nao

Proper noun

Mindanáo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜈᜏ᜔)

1. Mindanao (the second largest island in the Philippines)
2. a surname from Tagalog, prevalent in Batangas, Quezon and Oriental Mindoro

Noun

Mindanáo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜈᜏ᜔)

1. (obsolete) Maguindanao people
   • 1835, Domingo de Los Santos, Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala. [Vocabulary of the Tagalog language], volume 1, page 245:

     Combatir. Baca. (pp) 1. Bangga. (pc) Nagbaca silang maghapon. 2. act. combatieron todo el dia. Bucas babangga tayo sa mang̃a caauay. 1. act. Mañana combatirémos á los enemigos. Binangga cami nang mang̃a Mindanao. 1. P. los Mindanaos nos combatieron.

     Combatir. Baca. (pp) 1. Collide. (pc) They fought all afternoon. 2. act. They fought all day. Tomorrow we will collide with the enemies. 1. act. Tomorrow we will combat the enemies. The Maguindanao people collided with us. 1. P. the Maguindanao people combatted us.

See also

• Luzon
• Kabisayaan