Binondo

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Binondo, with the older form Binondoc or Minondoc, as attested in the Velarde map, possibly from Tagalog binundok (“formed into a mound or embankment; species of rice grown in fertile irrigated land”), from bundok (“mountain”) +‎ -in- (“verb infix”), according to Nick Joaquin, or from *ming- + Tagalog tundok, according to Potet.

Manila (1734) as depicted in the Velarde map. Binondo is illustrated on the left.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Binondo

  1. Binondo (a district of Manila, Philippines)
    Synonym: Manila Chinatown

Translations

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From an older form Binondoc or Minondoc, as attested in the Velarde map, possibly from Tagalog binundok (“formed into a mound or embankment; species of rice grown in fertile irrigated land”), from bundok (“mountain”) +‎ -in- (“verb infix”), according to Nick Joaquin, or from *ming- + Tagalog tundok, according to Potet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈnondo/
  • Rhymes: -ondo
  • Syllabification: Bi‧non‧do

Proper noun

Binondo ?

  1. Binondo (a district of Manila, Philippines)

Descendants

  • Chinese
    → Mandarin: 岷倫洛／岷伦洛 (Mínlúnluò)
    → Min Nan: 岷倫洛／岷伦洛 (Bîn-lûn-lo̍h)
  • → English: Binondo
  • → Tagalog: Binondo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Binondo, with the older form Binondoc or Minondoc, as attested in the Velarde map, possibly from Tagalog binundok (“formed into a mound or embankment; species of rice grown in fertile irrigated land”), from bundok (“mountain”) +‎ -in- (“verb infix”), according to Nick Joaquin, or from *ming- + tundok (compare Tondo), according to Potet.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Binondo (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. Binondo (a district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines)

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