Tacloban

English

Etymology

From Spanish Tacloban, from Waray-Waray Tarakluban (“place of the taklub”).

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /tɐkˈlo.bɐn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /tækˈloʊbən/

Proper noun

Tacloban

1. A city, the provincial capital of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines

Translations

city in the Philippines

• Cebuano: Tacloban
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 獨魯萬／独鲁万 (duk⁶ lou⁵ maan⁶)

  Hokkien: 獨魯萬／独鲁万

  Mandarin: 獨魯萬／独鲁万 (Dúlǔwàn), 獨魯班／独鲁班, 塔克洛班 (Tǎkèluòbān) (mainland China)

• Greek: Τακλομπάν (Taklompán)
• Hebrew: טקלובן (taklóban)
• Japanese: タクロバン (Takuroban)
• Korean: 타크로반 (takeuroban)
• Russian: Такло́бан (Taklóban)
• Spanish: Tacloban
• Tagalog: Tacloban
• Waray-Waray: Tacloban

Spanish

Etymology

From Waray-Waray Tarakluban (“place of the taklub”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈkloban/ [t̪aˈklo.β̞ãn]
• Rhymes: -oban
• Syllabification: Ta‧clo‧ban

Proper noun

Tacloban ?

1. Tacloban (a city, the provincial capital of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines)

Derived terms

• taclobano

 

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Tacloban, from Waray-Waray Tarakluban (“place of the taklub”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /takˈloban/ [tɐkˈlo.bɐn]
• Rhymes: -oban
• Syllabification: Tac‧lo‧ban

Proper noun

Tacloban (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃ᜔ᜎᜓᜊᜈ᜔)

1. Tacloban (a city, the provincial capital of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines)

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From earlier Tarakluban (“place of the taklub”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /takˈloban/, [takˈlu.ban]

Proper noun

Tacloban

1. Tacloban (a city, the provincial capital of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines)