proper noun/maˈnila/
Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)
Related: cáñamo de Manila
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).