Pilipinas

Hanunoo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas, from Felipe +‎ -ina +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piliˈpinas/ [pi.liˈpi.nɐs]
• Rhymes: -inas
• Syllabification: Pi‧li‧pi‧nas

Proper noun

Pilipinas (Hanunoo spelling ᜩᜲᜮᜲᜩᜲᜨᜰ᜴)

1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Related terms

• Pilipino

 

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 220

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• Filipinas

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/ [pɪ.lɪˈpiː.nəs]
• Hyphenation: Pi‧li‧pi‧nas

Proper noun

Pilipínas

1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Related terms

• Pilipinu

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Filipinas — proscribed
• Pinas — colloquial, clipping

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas, from Felipe +‎ -ina +‎ -s. Originally in Spanish las Islas Filipinas (literally “the Philippine Isles”), named after King Philip II of Spain.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /piliˈpinas/ [pɪ.lɪˈpiː.n̪ɐs]
• Rhymes: -inas
• Syllabification: Pi‧li‧pi‧nas

Proper noun

Pilipinas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜐ᜔)

1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

   Synonyms: Republika ng Pilipinas, Perlas ng Silanganan

Derived terms

• Kanlurang Dagat ng Pilipinas
• Republika ng Pilipinas

 

Related terms

• Pilipino

 

See also

• BRP
• BSP
• KALIBAPI
• KBP
• PKP

 

Further reading

• “Pilipinas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• pilipisan

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /pilipinas/ [pɪ.lɪ.pɪˈn̪as]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: Pi‧li‧pi‧nas

Proper noun

Pilipinas (Sulat Sūg spelling فِلِفِنَسْ)

1. (Philippines) Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

   Synonyms: Pilipin, (Malaysia & Indonesia) Pilipina