南島

Calque of English South Island.

南島

1. South Island (one of the two major islands of New Zealand)

• 北島／北岛 (Běidǎo)

Calque of German Austronesisch.

南島

1. Austronesian

南島／南岛 (Lâm-tó͘, literally “Southern Islands”), referring to the general region beyond south of the island of Luzon (known as 呂宋／吕宋 (Lū-sòng, “Luzon / The Philippines”)), specifically either the region of the Visayas archipelago or the island of Mindanao, especially the Visayas. These are terms used by wholesale merchants trading across different parts of the Philippines centered from the perspective of Metro Manila, the National Capital Region (NCR) of the Philippines.

南島

1. (～群島) (Philippines Hokkien, archaic) Visayas (an archipelago in the Philippines)[1]
2. (～島) (Philippines Hokkien, archaic) Mindanao (an island in the Philippines)

• (Visayas) 米沙鄢 (Mǐshāyān)
• (Mindanao) 棉蘭老／棉兰老 (Miánlánlǎo)

• 呂宋／吕宋 (Lū-sòng, “Luzon; (obsolete) The Philippines”)
  • 北線／北线 (Pak-suàⁿ, “(archaic) Northern & Central Luzon; Provinces in Luzon North of Metro Manila”, literally “Northern Route”)
  • 馬尼拉／马尼拉 (Má-nî-la, “Manila”)
  • 大岷區／大岷区 (Tāi-bîn-khu, “Metro Manila”)
  • 南線／南线 (Lâm-suàⁿ, “(archaic) Southern Luzon; Provinces in Luzon South of Metro Manila”, literally “Southern Route”)