Tanauan

English

Proper noun

Tanauan

1. A city in Batangas, Philippines.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From tanawan (“viewing point”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈnawan/ [t̪ɐˈn̪aː.wɐn̪]
  • Syllabification: Ta‧na‧uan
• (Batangas) IPA^(key): /tanˈʔawan/ [t̪ɐn̪ˈʔaː.wɐn̪]
  • Syllabification: Tan‧a‧uan
• Rhymes: -awan

Proper noun

Tanauan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈᜏᜈ᜔)

1. Tanauan (a city in Batangas, Philippines)
2. A barangay of Tanza, Cavite, Philippines

Alternative forms

• Tan-awan — Batangas

See also

• Catanauan

 

Etymology 2

From Waray-Waray tan-awan or taran-awan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈnawan/ [t̪ɐˈn̪aː.wɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -awan
• Syllabification: Ta‧na‧uan

Proper noun

Tanauan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈᜏᜈ᜔)

1. Tanauan (a municipality of Leyte, Philippines)