Laguna de Bay

Borrowed from Spanish Laguna de Bay (“Lagoon of Bay”), from laguna (“lagoon”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ Bay, which Spanish Bay itself is from Tagalog Bay, a municipality of Laguna province just by the lake.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): (prescribed) /laˌɡuna de baˈʔi/ [lɐˌɣuː.n̪ɐ d̪ɛ bɐˈʔɪ]
    • Rhymes: -i
    • Syllabification: La‧gu‧na de Ba‧y
  • IPA^(key): /laˌɡuna de ˈbaj/ [lɐˌɣuː.n̪ɐ d̪ɛ ˈbaɪ̯]
    • Rhymes: -aj
    • Syllabification: La‧gu‧na de Bay

Laguna de Baý or Laguna de Bay (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜓᜈ ᜇᜒ ᜊᜁ or ᜎᜄᜓᜈ ᜇᜒ ᜊᜌ᜔)

1. Laguna de Bay (a lake in Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines)

   Synonym: Lawa ng Bay