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Kapampangan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas, from Felipe + -inas. Originally in Spanish las Islas Filipinas (literally “the Philippine Isles”), after King Philip II of Spain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɪlɪˈpinəs/,
- Hyphenation: Pi‧li‧pi‧nas
Proper noun
Pilipínas
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
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Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas, from Felipe + -inas. Originally in Spanish las Islas Filipinas (literally “the Philippine Isles”), named after King Philip II of Spain.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pilipinas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜐ᜔)
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
Related terms
Further reading
- “Pilipinas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018