Binondo

English Etymology Borrowed from en es Binondo, with the older form es Binondoc or es Minondoc, as attested in the Velarde map, possibly from en tl binundok formed into a mound or embankment; species of rice grown in fertile irrigated land, from tl bundok in mountain verb infix 1, according to Nick Joaquin, or from *ming- + en tl tundok, according to Potet. thumb|Manila (1734) as depicted in the Velarde map. Binondo is illustrated on the left. Pronunciation en /bɪˈnon.do/ Philippines Proper noun en district city/Manila r/Metro Manila c/Philippines. en Manila Chinatown en barangay mun/Baganga p/Davao Oriental c/Philippines. Translations district of Manila in the Philippines Chinese: Hokkien: nan-hbl 岷倫洛 Bîn-lûn-lo̍h Mandarin: cmn 岷倫洛 Mínlúnluò Spanish: es Binondo Tagalog: tl Binondo See also seealso NCR Manila Spanish Alternative forms es Minondoc obsolete es Binondoc obsolete Etymology From an older form es Binondoc or es Minondoc, as attested in the Velarde map, possibly from es tl binundok formed into a mound or embankment; species of rice grown in fertile irrigated land, from tl bundok in mountain verb infix 1, according to Nick Joaquin, or from *ming- + es tl tundok, according to Potet. Pronunciation Proper noun es Binondo district city/Manila r/Metro Manila c/Philippines Descendants nan-hbl 岷倫洛 Bîn-lûn-lo̍h 1 cmn 岷倫洛 Mínlúnluò 1 en Binondo 1 tl Binondo 1 Tagalog Alternative forms tl Minondoc obsolete tl Binondoc obsolete Etymology tl es Binondo, with the older form es Binondoc or es Minondoc, as attested in the Velarde map, possibly from tl tl binundok formed into a mound or embankment; species of rice grown in fertile irrigated land, from tl bundok in mountain verb infix, according to Nick Joaquin, or from *ming- + tl tundok (compare tl Tondo), according to Potet. Pronunciation Proper noun + tl Binondo district city/Manila r/Metro Manila c/Philippines Further reading tl