maguindanao
/mɐˌɡin.dɐˈnaʊ̯/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A former province of Mindanao, Philippines, split into the provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur.
name
Maguindanao language
name
Sultanate of Maguindanao
Etymology
From Spanish Maguindánao, from Maguindanao Magindanaw, from a blend of maginged (“resident”) + danaw (“lake”). Compare Ilocano danaw, Cebuano danaw, Maguindanao lanaw, Maranao ranaw, Malay danau, English Lanao, English Maranao, English Iranun. Generally translated to "people of the flood" or "people of the lake".
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Maguindánao, Magindanaw
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