Camiguin

See also: Camiguín

English

Etymology

From Spanish Camiguín, from Manobo, from Cebuano kamagong. The tree thrived near Lake Mainit, in Surigao del Sur, the area from which the earlier inhabitants of the islands came.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /kɐ.mɪˈɡin/

  • Audio (Philippines):

    (file)

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /kɐ.mɪɡˈwin/ (colloquial)

Proper noun

Camiguin

1. A province of Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Mambajao.
2. An island of the Bohol Sea, Philippines.

Derived terms

• Camiguin boobook

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Camiguín, from Manobo, from Cebuano kamagong. The tree thrived near Lake Mainit, in Surigao del Sur, the area from which the earlier inhabitants of the islands came.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ca‧mi‧guin
• IPA^(key): /kamiˈɡin/ [kɐ.mɪˈɡin̪]

Proper noun

Camiguin

1. Camiguin (a province of Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Mambajao)
2. Camiguin Island (an island of the Bohol Sea, Philippines)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Camiguin.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Camiguín, from Manobo, from Cebuano kamagong.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kamiˈɡin/ [kɐ.mɪˈɣɪn̪]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: Ca‧mi‧guin

Proper noun

Camiguín (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜒᜄᜒᜈ᜔)

1. Camiguin (a province of Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Mambajao)
2. Camiguin Island (an island of the Bohol Sea, Philippines)
3. Camiguin Island (an island of Cagayan, Philippines)