Mandaue

English

Etymology

From Cebuano Mandaue, from earlier Mandawe.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /mɐnˈda.wɛ/

Proper noun

Mandaue

1. An independent city in Metro Cebu, Cebu, Philippines.

Translations

city in the Philippines

• Cebuano: Mandaue
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 曼達威／曼达威 (maan⁶ daat⁶ wai⁵) (Hong Kong)

  Hokkien: 萬那威／万那威 (Bān-nā-ui) (Philippine Hokkien)

  Mandarin: 曼達維／曼达维 (Màndáwéi), 曼達威／曼达威 (Màndáwēi) (chiefly Hong Kong, Taiwan)

• Spanish: Mandaue
• Tagalog: Mandaue

Cebuano

Etymology

Previously spelled Mandawe. Folk-etymologized as from mantawi (“a kind of vine”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Man‧da‧ue
• IPA^(key): /manˈdawe/ [mɐn̪ˈd̪a.we]

Proper noun

Mandaue (Badlit spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜂᜁ)

1. Mandaue (a city in Cebu, Philippines)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Mandaue.