Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shariff aguak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shar-if-f aguak
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A municipality of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines.

Etymology

Renamed from Maganoy by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 45 on 22 February 1996 after the Muslim preacher Shariff (Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf, “noble”)) Aguak, a “great son” of Shariff Ampatuan who was one of the first people to bring the Islamic faith to the Maguindanao area.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: شَرِيف

Questions

What does shariff aguak mean?: A municipality of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines.
Where does shariff aguak come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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