Lawa ng Bay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • Lawa ng Bae
  • Lawa ng Bai

Etymology

Calque of Spanish Laguna de Bay.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): (prescribed) /ˌlawaʔ naŋ baˈʔi/ [ˌlaː.wɐʔ n̪ɐm bɐˈʔɪ]
      • IPA(key): (prescribed, with glottal stop elision) /ˌlawa(ʔ) naŋ baˈʔi/ [ˌlaː.waː n̪ɐm bɐˈʔɪ]
      • Rhymes: (prescribed) -i
      • Syllabification: La‧wa ng Ba‧y
    • IPA(key): /ˌlawaʔ naŋ ˈbaj/ [ˌlaː.wɐʔ n̪ɐm ˈbaɪ̯]
      • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌlawa(ʔ) naŋ ˈbaj/ [ˌlaː.waː n̪ɐm ˈbaɪ̯]
      • Rhymes: -aj
      • Syllabification: La‧wa ng Bay

Proper noun

Lawà ng Baý or Lawà ng Bay (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜁ or ᜎᜏ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜌ᜔)

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

Further reading

  • “Lawa ng Bai”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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