Binondo
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Binondo, with the older form Binondoc or Minondoc, as attested in the Velarde map, possibly from Tagalog binundok (“formed into a mound or embankment; species of rice grown in fertile irrigated land”), from bundok (“mountain”) + -in- (“verb infix”), according to Nick Joaquin, or from *ming- + Tagalog tundok, according to Potet.
Pronunciation
- (Philippines) IPA(key): /bɪˈnon.do/
Proper noun
Binondo
- A district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
- Synonym: Manila Chinatown
- A barangay of Baganga, Davao Oriental, Philippines.
Translations
See also
(districts of Manila):
(barangays of Baganga):
- Baculin
- Banao
- Batawan
- Batiano
- Binondo
- Bobonao
- Campawan
- Central
- Dapnan
- Kinablangan
- Lambajon
- Lucod
- Mahanub
- Mikit
- Salingcomot
- San Isidro
- San Victor
- Saoquegue
Spanish
Alternative forms
- Minondoc (obsolete)
- Binondoc (obsolete)
Etymology
From an older form Binondoc or Minondoc, as attested in the Velarde map, possibly from Tagalog binundok (“formed into a mound or embankment; species of rice grown in fertile irrigated land”), from bundok (“mountain”) + -in- (“verb infix”), according to Nick Joaquin, or from *ming- + Tagalog tundok, according to Potet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈnondo/ [biˈnõn̪.d̪o]
- Rhymes: -ondo
- Syllabification: Bi‧non‧do
Proper noun
Binondo ?
- Binondo (a district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines)
Descendants
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- Minondoc — obsolete
- Binondoc — obsolete
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Binondo, with the older form Binondoc or Minondoc, as attested in the Velarde map, possibly from Tagalog binundok (“formed into a mound or embankment; species of rice grown in fertile irrigated land”), from bundok (“mountain”) + -in- (“verb infix”), according to Nick Joaquin, or from *ming- + tundok (compare Tondo), according to Potet.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˈnondo/ [bɪˈn̪on̪.d̪o]
- Rhymes: -ondo
- Syllabification: Bi‧non‧do
Proper noun
Binondo (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)
- Binondo (a district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines)
Further reading
- Binondo on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia tl
- “Binondo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018