Mindanao

English

Alternative forms

• Mindanau

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio (Canada)

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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 ?

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Mindanaw

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mindaˈnaw/, [mɪn.dɐˈnaʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: Min‧da‧nao

Proper noun

Mindanaó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜈᜏ᜔)

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

See also

• Luzon
• Kabisayaan