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”), from bundok (“mountain”) + -in- (“verb infix”), according to Nick Joaquin, or from *ming- + Tagalog tundok, according to Potet.
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Pronunciation
- (Philippine) IPA(key): /bɪˈnondo/
Proper noun
Binondo
- Binondo (a district of Manila, Philippines)
- Synonym: Manila Chinatown
Translations
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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”), 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, Philippines)
Descendants
- Chinese
- → Mandarin: 岷倫洛 (Mínlúnluò)
- → Min Nan: 岷倫洛 (Bîn-lûn-lo̍h)
- → English: Binondo
- → Tagalog: Binondo
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”), from bundok (“mountain”) + -in- (“verb infix”), according to Nick Joaquin, or from *ming- + tundok (compare Tondo), according to Potet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈnondo/, [bɪˈnon.do]
- Hyphenation: 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: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018