Davao

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See also: Dávao and davao

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Philippine Spanish Davao, from either Giangan Dawaw or Obo Manobo Davah or Tagabawa Dabo.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Davao

  1. A former province of the Philippines.
  2. Davao City (a city in the Davao Region, Philippines)
  3. Davao Region (a region of the Philippines)

Translations[edit]

Davao City — see Davao City

References[edit]

  1. ^ “History: Know Davao City”, in The Official Website of the City Government of Davao, The City Government of Davao, 2021 January 18 (last accessed)
  2. ^ Medina, Marielle, de Villa, Kathleen (2019 March 23) “Dynamic Davao City on the rise”, in Philippine Daily Inquirer‎[1], retrieved January 18, 2021

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Philippine Spanish Davao, from either Giangan Dawaw or Obo Manobo Davah or Tagabawa Dabo.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Da‧vao

Proper noun[edit]

Davao

  1. Davao (a former province of the Philippines)
  2. a surname from Giangan
  3. the Davao River
  4. the Davao Gulf

References[edit]

  1. ^ “History: Know Davao City”, in The Official Website of the City Government of Davao, The City Government of Davao, 2021 January 18 (last accessed)
  2. ^ Medina, Marielle, de Villa, Kathleen (2019 March 23) “Dynamic Davao City on the rise”, in Philippine Daily Inquirer‎[2], retrieved January 18, 2021

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Philippine Spanish Davao, from either Giangan Dawaw or Obo Manobo Davah or Tagabawa Dabo.[1][2] Doublet of dabaw.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdavaw/, [ˈda.vaʊ̯]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdabaw/, [ˈda.baʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: Da‧vao

Proper noun[edit]

Davao (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜊᜏ᜔)

  1. Davao City (a city in the Davao Region, Philippines)
  2. Davao Region (a region of the Philippines)
  3. Davao (a former province of the Philippines)
  4. Davao River
  5. Davao Gulf

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “History: Know Davao City”, in The Official Website of the City Government of Davao, The City Government of Davao, 2021 January 18 (last accessed)
  2. ^ Medina, Marielle, de Villa, Kathleen (2019 March 23) “Dynamic Davao City on the rise”, in Philippine Daily Inquirer‎[3], retrieved January 18, 2021

Vietnamese[edit]

Vietnamese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English Davao.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Davao

  1. Davao City (an independent city, the largest in Davao del Sur, Philippines)
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