古島

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (古島)		古	島
simp. (古岛)		古	岛

Etymology

Contraction of a longer term in Hokkien, which was borrowed from Spanish Cotabato via Hokkien, from Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) +‎ watu (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Gǔdǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄠˇ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Kó͘-tó͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Gǔdǎo [Phonetic: gúdǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Gǔdǎo
    • Wade–Giles: Ku³-tao³
    • Yale: Gǔ-dǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Guudao
    • Palladius: Гудао (Gudao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kó͘-tó͘
    • Tâi-lô: Kóo-tóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kofdor
    • IPA (Philippines): /kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ⁵⁵⁴/

Proper noun

古島

1. (～市) (Philippines) Cotabato City (a city in Maguindanao del Norte, Bangsamoro, Mindanao, Philippines)

See also

• 哥打巴托