Surigao

English

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish Surigao, previously spelled as Suligao, from Kamayo Suligaw (“the Surigao River”), from suligao (“springwater”).[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Surigao

  1. A former province of the Philippines.
  2. Short for Surigao City (A city in Surigao del Norte, Philippines)

Derived terms
  • Surigao City

References
  1. Francia y Ponce de Leon, Benito, González Parrado, Julián (1898) La Islas Filipinas: Mindanao‎, volume 1, Havana: Subinspección de Infantería, page 197

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish Surigao, previously spelled as Suligao, from Kamayo Suligaw (“the Surigao River”), from suligao (“springwater”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Su‧ri‧gao
  • IPA(key): /suˈɾiɡaw/, [s̪ʊˈɾ̪i.ɡaʊ̯]

Proper noun

Surigao

  1. Surigao (a former province of the Philippines)
  2. Surigao City (a city in Surigao del Norte, Philippines)
  3. a surname from Cebuano

References
  1. Francia y Ponce de Leon, Benito, González Parrado, Julián (1898) La Islas Filipinas: Mindanao‎, volume 1, Havana: Subinspección de Infantería, page 197

Tagalog

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish Surigao, previously spelled as Suligao, from Kamayo Suligaw (“the Surigao River”), from suligao (“springwater”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suɾiˈɡaw/ [sʊ.ɾɪˈɣaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: Su‧ri‧gao

Proper noun

Surigáo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜇᜒᜄᜏ᜔)

  1. Surigao City (a city in Surigao del Norte, Philippines)
  2. Surigao (a former province of the Philippines)

References
  1. Francia y Ponce de Leon, Benito, González Parrado, Julián (1898) La Islas Filipinas: Mindanao‎, volume 1, Havana: Subinspección de Infantería, page 197

Further reading
  • “Surigao”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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