Quezon City

English

Etymology

The city was named after former Pres. Manuel Quezon, whose surname is ultimately from Hokkien [Term?], possibly 郭 (keh) + 孫／孙 (sun) (compare Que, Tuazon, Dizon, Lacson, and Tiongson), through Spanish Quezon. See also Quezon & city.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɛˈzɒn ˈsɪ.ti/

Proper noun

Quezon City

A highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines.

Translations

city in Metro Manila, Philippines

Arabic: مَدِينَة كْوِيزُون‎ (madīna(t) kwīzūn), مَدِينَة كِيزُون‎‎ (madīna(t) kīzūn), كِيزُون‎‎ (kīzūn)
Azerbaijani: Keson
Basque: Quezon Hiria
Belarusian: Ке́сан-Сі́ці (Kjésan-Síci)
Bengali: কেসোন (keśōn)
Bikol Central: Syudad nin Quezon
Bulgarian: Кесон Сити (Keson Siti)
Catalan: Quezon City
Cebuano: Dakbayang Quezon
Chinese:
Mandarin: 奎松市 (Kuísōnshì)

Hokkien: 計順／计顺 (Kè-sūn)
Czech: Quezon City
Danish: Quezon City
Dutch: Quezon City
Estonian: Quezon City
Finnish: Quezon City
French: Quezón City
Galician: Quezón
Georgian: კესონ-სიტი (ḳeson-siṭi)
German: Quezon City
Greek: Κουεζόν (Kouezón), Πόλη της Κουεζόν (Póli tis Kouezón)
Hebrew: קֵזוֹן סִיטִי‎ (kezon siti)
Hindi: क़ेज़ॉन सिटी (qezŏn siṭī)
Hungarian: Quezon City
Ilocano: Siudad ti Quezon
Indonesian: Kota Quezon
Italian: Quezon City
Japanese: ケソン (Keson), ケソンシティ (Keson Shiti)
Kannada: ಕ್ವಿಜಾನ್ ನಗರ (kvijān nagara)
Kapampangan: Lakanbaleng Quezon
Korean: 퀘존 시티 (Kwejon Siti), 케손 시티 (Keson Siti)
Latvian: Kesonsitija
Lithuanian: Kesonas, Keson Sitis
Macedonian: Кезон (Kezon)
Malay: Bandar Quezon
Malayalam: കിസോൺ സിറ്റി (kisōṇ siṟṟi)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Quezon City
Pangasinan: Siyudad na Quezon
Persian: کزون سیتی‎ (kezon siti)
Polish: Quezon City
Portuguese: Cidade Quezon
Romanian: Quezon City
Russian: Ке́сон-Си́ти (Késon-Síti)
Slovak: Quezon City
Spanish: Ciudad Quezon
Swedish: Quezon City
Tagalog: Lungsod Quezon, Kyusi
Tamil: குவிசோன் நகரம் (kuvicōṉ nakaram)
Telugu: క్యూజాన్ నగరం (kyūjān nagaraṁ)
Thai: เกซอนซิตี (Ke-sxn si-tī)
Turkish: Quezón City
Ukrainian: Ке́сон-Сі́ті (Késon-Síti)
Uzbek: Keson-siti
Venetian: Sità Quezon
Vietnamese: Thành phố Quezon
Waray-Waray: Syudad Quezon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Quezon City.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌkezon ˈsiti/, [ˌkɛ.zon ˈsi.tɪ]

IPA^(key): /ˌkeson ˈsiti/, [ˌkɛ.son ˈsi.tɪ]
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Proper noun

Quezon City (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜐᜓᜈ᜔ ᜐᜒᜆᜒ)

A city in Metro Manila, Philippines.
Synonym: Lungsod Quezon

Related terms

Kyusi

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