Negros Oriental

English

Alternative forms

• NegOr

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Negros Oriental, from negros +‎ oriental.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˌnɛɡ.ɾos ʔoɾˈjɛn.tɐl/

Proper noun

Negros Oriental

1. A province of the Negros Island Region, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Dumaguete

   Meronyms: Amlan, Ayungon, Bacong, Bais, Basay, Bayawan, Bindoy, Canlaon, Dauin, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Mabinay, Manjuyod, Pamplona, San Jose, Santa Catalina, Siaton, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Valencia, Vallehermoso, Zamboanguita — cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental

   Coordinate terms: Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Siquijor — city and provinces of NIR

Translations

province of the Philippines

• Cebuano: Negros Oriental, Sidlakang Negros
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 東黑人島 / 东黑人岛 (Philippine)

  Mandarin: 東內格羅斯 / 东内格罗斯 (Dōng Nèigéluósī), 東黑人島 / 东黑人岛 (Philippine)

• Japanese: 東ネグロス (ひがしネグロス, Higashi-Negurosu)
• Spanish: Negros Oriental
• Tagalog: Negros Oriental, Silangang Negros

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Negros Oriental, from negros +‎ oriental.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Neg‧ros Or‧ien‧tal
• IPA^(key): /ˌneɡɾos ʔoɾˈjental/ [ˌn̪iɡ.ɾ̪os̪ ʔoɾ̪ˈjin̪.t̪ɐl̪]

Proper noun

Negros Oriental

1. Negros Oriental (a province of the Negros Island Region, Visayas, Philippines; capital and largest city: Dumaguete)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Negros Oriental, from negros +‎ oriental.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌneɡɾos ʔoɾjenˈtal/ [ˌn̪ɛː.ɡɾos ʔoɾ.jɛn̪ˈt̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: Ne‧gros Or‧ien‧tal

Proper noun

Negros Orientál (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ ᜂᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)

1. Negros Oriental (a province of the Negros Island Region, Visayas, Philippines; capital and largest city: Dumaguete)