Quezon

English

Etymology

Named after Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines, whose surname is ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫 / 鸡孙 (koe-sun / ke-sun), via Spanish Quezon. See also Tuazon, Dizon, Lacson, Tiongson, Singson, Pecson, etc.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.zon/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪ.zon/

Proper noun

Quezon (uncountable)

1. A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; Former name: Tayabas. Capital and largest city: Lucena

Derived terms

• QC
• Quezon City
• Quezonian
• Quezonin

 

Translations

province of the Philippines

• Bulgarian: Кесон m (Keson)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奎松 (zh) (Kuísōng)

• Japanese: ケソン
• Macedonian: Кесон m (Keson)
• Marathi: केसोन (keson)
• Russian: Кезон (Kezon)
• Spanish: Quezon
• Tagalog: Quezon (tl)
• Ukrainian: Кезон (Kezon)

Cebuano

Etymology

Named after Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines, whose surname is ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫 / 鸡孙 (koe-sun / ke-sun), via Spanish Quezon. See also Tuazon, Dizon, Lacson, Tiongson, Singson, Pecson, etc.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Que‧zon
• IPA^(key): /ˈkeson/ [ˈki.s̪on̪]

Proper noun

Quezon

1. any of several places in the Philippines:
   1. A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; Former name: Tayabas. Capital and largest city: Lucena
   2. A municipality of Quezon, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines, on the southern tip of Alabat island
   3. A municipality of Isabela, Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines
   4. A municipality of Bukidnon, Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Quezon.

Tagalog

Etymology

Ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 雞孫 / 鸡孙 (koe-sun / ke-sun), via Spanish Quezon. The places in the Philippines are named after Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines. See also Tuazon, Dizon, Lacson, Tiongson, Singson, Pecson, Quiazon, etc.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkeson/ [ˈkɛː.son̪]
• Rhymes: -eson
• Syllabification: Que‧zon

Proper noun

Quezon (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Quezon (a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; former name:Tayabas; capital and largest city: Lucena)
2. Manuel Quezon (2nd president of the Philippines)
3. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien], originally of Chinese origin common with Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
4. several locations in the Philippines:
   1. A municipality of Quezon, Luzon, Philippines, on the southern tip of Alabat island
   2. A municipality of Isabela, Luzon, Philippines
   3. A municipality of Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines
   4. A municipality of Nueva Ecija, Luzon, Philippines
   5. A municipality of Nueva Vizcaya, Luzon, Philippines
   6. A municipality of Palawan, Luzon, Philippines

Derived terms

• Lungsod Quezon
• Quezonin

 

Related terms

• Quison
• Quizon

 

See also

• Que
• Quiason/Quiazon

Further reading

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