Negros Oriental

English

Alternative forms

• NegOr

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Negros Oriental, from negros +‎ oriental.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˌnɛɡ.ɾos ʔoɾˈjɛn.tɐl/

Proper noun

Negros Oriental

1. A province of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Dumaguete

Translations

province of the Philippines

• Cebuano: Negros Oriental, Sidlakang Negros
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 東黑人島／东黑人岛 (Philippine)

  Mandarin: 東內格羅斯／东内格罗斯 (Dōng Nèigéluósī), 東黑人島／东黑人岛 (Philippine)

• Japanese: 東ネグロス (ひがしネグロス, Higashi-Negurosu)
• Spanish: Negros Oriental
• Tagalog: Negros Oriental, Silangang Negros

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Negros Oriental, from negros +‎ oriental.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Neg‧ros Or‧ien‧tal
• IPA^(key): /ˌneɡɾos ʔoɾˈjental/ [ˌn̪iɡ.ɾ̪os̪ ʔoɾ̪ˈjin̪.t̪ɐl̪]

Proper noun

Negros Oriental

1. Negros Oriental (a province of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital and largest city: Dumaguete)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Negros Oriental, from negros +‎ oriental.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌneɡɾos ʔoɾˈjental/ [ˌn̪ɛːɡ.ɾos ʔoɾˈjɛːn̪.t̪ɐl]
• Rhymes: -ental
• Syllabification: Neg‧ros Or‧ien‧tal

Proper noun

Negros Oriental (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ ᜂᜇᜒᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)

1. Negros Oriental (a province of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital and largest city: Dumaguete)