Pilipinas

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Filipinas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas, from Felipe +‎ -inas. Originally in Spanish las Islas Filipinas (literally “the Philippine Isles”), after King Philip II of Spain.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Pi‧li‧pi‧nas

IPA^(key): /pɪlɪˈpinəs/, [pɪ.lɪˈpiː.nəs]

Proper noun

Pilipínas

Philippines

Related terms

Pilipinu

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Filipinas – proscribed
Pinas – colloquial, clipping

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Filipinas, from Felipe +‎ -inas. Originally in Spanish las Islas Filipinas (literally “the Philippine Isles”), after King Philip II of Spain.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Pi‧li‧pi‧nas

IPA^(key): /piliˈpinas/, [pɪ.lɪˈpi.nɐs]

Proper noun

Pilipinas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜐ᜔)

The Philippines

Related terms

Pilipino

Further reading

“Pilipinas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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