Dabaw

Cebuano

Etymology

From either Giangan Dawaw or Obo Manobo Davah or Tagabawa Dabo, initially referring to the Davao River.[1][2]

Proper noun

Dabaw

  1. the Davao Region
  2. the city of Davao
  3. either of the provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental or Davao Oriental

References
  1. “History: Know Davao City”, in The Official Website of the City Government of Davao‎, The City Government of Davao, 2021 January 18 (last accessed)
  2. Medina, Marielle, de Villa, Kathleen (2019 March 23) “Dynamic Davao City on the rise”, in Philippine Daily Inquirer‎, retrieved January 18, 2021
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.