Davao

See also: Dávao and davao

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Philippine) IPA(key): /ˈda.vaʊ̯/
  • (US) IPA(key): /dɑ.ˈvaʊ̯/
  • (Philippine) IPA(key): /ˈda.baʊ̯/ (colloquial)

Proper noun

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
Davao City — see Davao City

References
  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, retrieved January 18, 2021

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Da‧vao

Proper noun

Davao

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

References
  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, retrieved January 18, 2021

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈdavaw/ [ˈda.vaʊ̯]
    • IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /ˈdabaw/ [ˈda.baʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -avaw, (more native-sounding) -abaw
  • Syllabification: Da‧vao

Proper noun

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

References
  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, retrieved January 18, 2021

Vietnamese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Davao.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˦ vaːw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˨˩˦ vaːw˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˦˥ vaːw˧˧] ~ [ʔɗaː˦˥ jaːw˧˧]
  • Phonetic: đá vao

Proper noun

Davao

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