English Explanatory Dictionary

Cotabato

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Kidapawan.
  2. A former province of Mindanao, Philippines; modern Cotabato, Maguindanao, South Cotabato, or Sultan Kudarat. Capital and largest city: Cotabato City.

Pronunciation

/ko.tɐˈba.to/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mlgc1998-Cotabato.wav /koʊtæˈbɑtoʊ/ [kɔʊtæˈbɑdɔʊ]

Word forms

Cotabato

Etymology

Etymology tree Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa)bor. Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼 (kōṭu) Tamil கோடு (kōṭu) Tamil கோட்டம் (kōṭṭam)bor. Malay kotabor. Maguindanao kuta Proto-Austronesian *batux Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu Proto-Philippine *batu Maguindanao watu Maguindanao Kutawatubor. Spanish Cotabatobor. English Cotabato From Spanish Cotabato, from Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) + watu (“stone”).

Derived words

Cotabato City North Cotabato South Cotabato

Translations

Arabic: كوتاباتو Cebuano: Cotabato Chinese: 古島 /古岛 Chinese Mandarin: 哥打巴托 Hiligaynon: Cotabato Ilocano: Cotabato Japanese: コタバト Korean: 코타바토 Maguindanao: Kutawatu Malay: Cotabato Russian: Котаба́то Spanish: Cotabato Tagalog: Cotabato
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