Filipinas
See also: filipinas
English
Noun
Filipinas
- plural of Filipina
- the women's national football representative team of the Philippines
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Central Nahuatl
References
- Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor. (2000) Lecciones de Nahuatl, Hirata Editorial, México DF.
Classical Nahuatl
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fi.liˈpĩ.nɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fi.liˈpĩ.nɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fi.liˈpi.nas/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fi.liˈpi.nɐʃ/
- Hyphenation: Fi‧li‧pi‧nas
Spanish
Alternative forms
- Felipinas
Etymology
From Felipe + -inas. Originally las Islas Filipinas (literally “the Philippine Isles”), named after Felipe II de España (“Philip II of Spain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /filiˈpinas/ [fi.liˈpi.nas]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -inas
- Syllabification: Fi‧li‧pi‧nas
Proper noun
Filipinas f
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
- (obsolete) the islands of Samar and Leyte
Usage notes
- Contrary to English, in Spanish the definite article is optional when referring to the Philippines' exonym in Spanish (i.e. las Filipinas), meaning you may omit the article "las" if you so choose.
Related terms
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /filiˈpinas/ [fɪ.lɪˈpi.nɐs]
- IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /piliˈpinas/ [pɪ.lɪˈpi.nɐs]
- Rhymes: -inas
- Syllabification: Fi‧li‧pi‧nas
Proper noun
Filipinas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜐ᜔)
- (proscribed) alternative form of Pilipinas: Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
- the women's national football representative team of the Philippines
Yogad
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