Makati

See also: makati

English

Location of Makati

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish Macati as in its old name San Pedro de Macati, ultimately from Tagalog Makati.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /mɐˈka.tɪ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /məˈkɑtɪ/, [mə ˈkɑdɪ]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /məˈkɑːtɪ/

Proper noun

Makati

1. An independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines

   Meronyms: Bangkal, Bel-Air, Carmona, Dasmariñas, Forbes Park, Guadalupe Nuevo, Guadalupe Viejo, Kasilawan, La Paz, Magallanes, Olympia, Palanan, Pinagkaisahan, Pio Del Pilar, Poblacion, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Lorenzo, Santa Cruz, Singkamas, Tejeros, Urdaneta, Valenzuela — barangays of Makati

   Coordinate terms: Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Pateros, Quezon City, San Juan, Taguig, Valenzuela — cities and municipality of NCR

Translations

city in the Philippines

• Bulgarian: Макати (Makati)
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 馬加智 / 马加智 (Má-ka-tì)

  Mandarin: 馬卡蒂 / 马卡蒂 (Mǎkǎdì), 馬加智 / 马加智 (Mǎjiāzhì) (Philippines)

• Japanese: マカティ (Makati)
• Korean: 마카티 (Makati)
• Russian: Макати (Makati)
• Spanish: Macati
• Tagalog: Makati

Anagrams

• Makita, Tamaki, Tamika

Tagalog

Etymology

From makati (“filled with land of low tides”), from ma- +‎ kati (“ebb; low tide”), attributing to the tidal movements of the adjacent Pasig River.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈkati/ [mɐˈxaː.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ati
• Syllabification: Ma‧ka‧ti

Proper noun

Makati (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜆᜒ)

1. Makati (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines)

Descendants

• → Chinese:
  • Mandarin: 馬卡蒂／马卡蒂 (Mǎkǎdì)
  • Hokkien: 馬加智／马加智 (Má-ka-tì)
• → Korean: 마카티 (makati)
• → Russian: Макати (Makati)
• → Spanish: Macati
  • → English: Makati

Further reading

• Makati on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl
• “Makati”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• Makita, maatik, makita