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Manila.

Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)

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name/maˈnila/[maˈni.la]

Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)
feminine

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Tagalog may Tagalog may- Proto-Indo-European *neyH-der.? Sanskrit नील (nīla)bor. Tagalog nila Tagalog Maynilabor. Spanish Manila Borrowed from Tagalog Maynila, from may (“there is”) + nila (“indigo”), Tagalog nila from Sanskrit नील (nīla).

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