Cotabato

Cotabato

English

Etymology

From Spanish Cotabato, a transcription of Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”)+watu (“stone”), literally "stone fort".

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /koʊtæˈbɑtoʊ/, [kɔʊtæˈbɑdɔʊ]

Proper noun

Cotabato

1. A province of the Philippines. Capital and largest city: Kidapawan
2. (historical) A former province of the Philippines; modern Cotabato, Maguindanao, South Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat. Capital and largest city: Cotabato City

Derived terms

• Cotabato City
• North Cotabato
• South Cotabato

Translations

province of the Philippines

Arabic: كوتاباتو‎ Cebuano: Cotabato Chinese: Mandarin: 哥打巴托 (Gēdǎbātuō) Min Nan: 哥打巴托 (Ko-tá-pa-thuh) Hiligaynon: Cotabato Ilocano: Cotabato Japanese: コタバト (Kotabato) Korean: 코타바토 (kotabato) Malay: Cotabato Maguindanao: Kutawatu Russian: Котаба́то (Kotabáto) Spanish: Cotabato Tagalog: Cotabato

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Maguindanao Kutawatu, via Spanish Cotabato.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Co‧ta‧ba‧to
• IPA^(key): /kotaˈbato/, [kʊ.t̪ʌˈba.t̪ʊ]

Proper noun

Cotabato

1. Cotabato (a province of the Philippines; capital: Kidapawan)

Derived terms

• Amihanang Cotabato
• Abagatang Cotabato
• Siyudad sa Cotabato

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Maguindanao Kutawatu, via Spanish Cotabato.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Co‧ta‧ba‧to

Proper noun

Cotabato

1. Cotabato (a province of the Philippines; capital: Kidapawan)

Derived terms

• Aminhang Cotabato
• Bagatnang Cotabato
• Siyudad sang Cotabato

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Spanish

Etymology

Transcription of Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”)+watu (“stone”), literally "stone fort".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kotaˈbato/ [ko.t̪aˈβ̞a.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: Co‧ta‧ba‧to

Proper noun

Cotabato m

1. Cotabato (a province of the Philippines; capital and largest city: Kidapawan)
2. Cotabato (a former province of the Philippines; capital and largest city: Cotabato City)

Derived terms

• Ciudad de Cotabato
• cotabateño
• Cotabato del Norte
• Cotabato del Sur

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Maguindanao Kutawatu, via Spanish Cotabato.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Co‧ta‧ba‧to
• IPA^(key): /kotaˈbato/, [ko.tɐˈba.to]

Proper noun

Cotabato

1. Cotabato (a province of the Philippines)

   Synonym: Hilagang Cotabato

2. Cotabato (an independent city in Maguindanao, Philippines)

Derived terms

• Hilagang Cotabato
• Lungsod ng Cotabato
• Timog Cotabato

Further reading

• Cotabato on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl
• “Cotabato”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018