Quezon City

English

Etymology

Named after Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines, whose surname is ultimately from Hokkien. See Quezon & city.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.zɒn ˈsɪ.ti/

Proper noun

Quezon City

1. A highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines.

Translations

city in Metro Manila, Philippines

• Arabic: مَدِينَة كْوِيزُون (madīna(t) kwīzūn), مَدِينَة كِيزُون (madīna(t) kīzūn), كِيزُون (kīzūn)
• Azerbaijani: Keson
• Basque: Quezon Hiria
• Belarusian: Ке́сан-Сі́ці (Kjésan-Síci)
• Bengali: কেসোন (keśōn)
• Bikol Central: Syudad nin Quezon
• Bulgarian: Кѐсон Сѝти m (Kèson Sìti)
• Catalan: Quezon City
• Cebuano: Dakbayang Quezon
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 計順／计顺 (Kè-sūn)

  Mandarin: 奎松市 (Kuísōnshì)

• Czech: Quezon City
• Danish: Quezon City
• Dutch: Quezon City
• Estonian: Quezon City
• Finnish: Quezon City
• French: Quezón City
• Galician: Quezón
• Georgian: კესონ-სიტი (ḳeson-siṭi)
• German: Quezon City
• Greek: Κουεζόν (Kouezón), Πόλη της Κουεζόν (Póli tis Kouezón)
• Hebrew: קֵזוֹן סִיטִי (kezon siti)
• Hindi: क़ेज़ॉन सिटी (qezŏn siṭī)
• Hungarian: Quezon City (hu)
• Ilocano: Siudad ti Quezon
• Indonesian: Kota Quezon
• Italian: Quezon City
• Japanese: ケソン (Keson), ケソンシティ (Keson Shiti)
• Kannada: ಕ್ವಿಜಾನ್ ನಗರ (kvijān nagara)
• Kapampangan: Lakanbaleng Quezon
• Korean: 퀘존 시티 (Kwejon Siti), 케손 시티 (Keson Siti)
• Latvian: Kesonsitija
• Lithuanian: Kesonas, Keson Sitis
• Macedonian: Кезон (Kezon)
• Malay: Bandar Quezon
• Malayalam: കിസോൺ സിറ്റി (kisōṇ siṟṟi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Quezon City

• Pangasinan: Siyudad na Quezon
• Persian: کزون سیتی (kezon siti)
• Polish: Quezon City
• Portuguese: Cidade Quezon
• Romanian: Quezon City
• Russian: Ке́сон-Си́ти (Késon-Síti)
• Slovak: Quezon City
• Spanish: Ciudad Quezon
• Swedish: Quezon City
• Tagalog: Lungsod Quezon, Kyusi
• Tamil: குவிசோன் நகரம் (kuvicōṉ nakaram)
• Telugu: క్యూజాన్ నగరం (kyūjān nagaraṁ)
• Thai: เกซอนซิตี (Ke-sxn si-tī)
• Turkish: Quezón City
• Ukrainian: Ке́сон-Сі́ті (Késon-Síti)
• Uzbek: Keson-siti
• Venetian: Sità Quezon
• Vietnamese: Thành phố Quezon
• Waray-Waray: Syudad Quezon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Quezon City, named after Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines, whose surname ultimately comes from Hokkien.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌkeson ˈsiti/ [ˌkɛ.son ˈsi.tɪ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iti
• Syllabification: Que‧zon Ci‧ty

Proper noun

Quezon City (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜓᜈ᜔ ᜐᜒᜆᜒ)

1. A city in Metro Manila, Philippines

   Synonyms: Lungsod Quezon, (colloquial) Kyusi

Related terms

• Kyusi