Mandaue

English

Etymology

From Cebuano Mandaue, from earlier Mandawe.

Proper noun

Mandaue

An independent city, geographically part of Cebu, Philippines.

Translations

city in the Philippines

Cebuano: Mandaue
Chinese:
Cantonese: 曼達威／曼达威 (maan⁶ daat⁶ wai⁵) (Hong Kong)

Hokkien: 萬那威／万那威 (Bān-nā-ui) (Philippine Hokkien)

Mandarin: 曼達維／曼达维 (Màndáwéi), 曼達威／曼达威 (Màndáwēi) (chiefly Hong Kong, Taiwan)
Spanish: Mandaue
Tagalog: Mandaue

Cebuano

Etymology

Previously spelled Mandawe. Folk-etymologized as from mantawi (“a kind of vine”).

Proper noun

Mandaue (Badlit spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜂᜁ)

Mandaue (a city in Cebu, Philippines)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Mandaue.

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