Rizal

See also: rizal

English

Etymology

From Spanish rizal, the province is named after José Rizal.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ɾɪˈzal/

Proper noun

Rizal

1. A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Antipolo
2. A surname from Spanish.
   • 1991, Francisco R. Demetrio, A Guidebook to the Museums of Mindanao‎^[1], page 24:

     The Rizal Library which was constructed much later also houses the museum which contains many priceless Rizaliana.

   • 2006, Cynthia Ongpin Valdes, At My Grandfather's Knee: A Portrait of Alfonso T. Ongpin‎^[2], →ISBN, page 175:

     As an ardent admirer and devotee of Dr José Rizal, he collected Rizaliana material, going to great lengths to woo the sisters of Rizal in order for them to sell to him precious Rizaliana items.

   • 2008, Lisa Mapua, Stamps of the Philippines: Historical and Topical Collections 1854–2004‎^[3], →ISBN, page 125:

     Some Rizaliana collectors deem the blue 1959 Jose Rizal Definitive to be the most attractive Rizal stamp.

Translations

province of the Philippines

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 黎剎省 / 黎刹省 (Líchà Shěng)

Anagrams

• rizla

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish rizal, named after José Rizal.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ri‧zal
• IPA^(key): /ɾiˈsal/ [ɾ̪ɪˈs̪al̪]

Proper noun

Rizál (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜐᜎ᜔)

1. Rizal (a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Antipolo)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rizal (“resprouting after having wheat cut (of a piece of land)”). The places in the Philippines are named after José Rizal.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾiˈzal/ [ɾɪˈzal]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /ɾiˈsal/ [ɾɪˈsal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: Ri‧zal

Proper noun

Rizál (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐᜎ᜔)

1. Rizal (a province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Antipolo)
2. José Rizal (national hero of the Philippines)
3. a surname from Spanish
4. several locations in the Philippines:
   1. A municipality of Cagayan, Luzon, Philippines
   2. A municipality of Kalinga, Luzon, Philippines
   3. A municipality of Laguna, Luzon, Philippines
   4. A municipality of Nueva Ecija, Luzon, Philippines
   5. A municipality of Occidental Mindoro, Luzon, Philippines
   6. A municipality of Palawan, Luzon, Philippines
   7. A municipality of Zamboanga del Norte, Mindanao, Philippines

Derived terms

• Araw ni Rizal
• Rizalina
• Rizalino
• Rizalismo
• Rizalista

 

See also

• Dimasalang
• Laong-Laan

 

Further reading

• “Rizal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Rizal on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl