Maguindanao

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A former province of Mindanao, Philippines, split into the provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur.
  2. Maguindanao language
  3. Sultanate of Maguindanao

Pronunciation

/mɐˌɡin.dɐˈnaʊ̯/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mlgc1998-Maguindanao.wav

Word forms

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Spanish Maguindánao, from Maguindanao Magindanaw, from a blend of maginged (“resident”) + danaw (“lake”). Compare Ilocano danaw, Cebuano danaw, Maguindanao lanaw, Maranao ranaw, Malay danau, English Lanao, English Maranao, English Iranun. Generally translated to "people of the flood" or "people of the lake".

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