Malakanyang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Malacañang, from Spanish Malacañán, from Tagalog mamalakayahan (“place of fishermen”), or malakayahan (“place for fishing”), ultimately from lakaya (“to fish”). A common folk etymology is that the name was a univerbation of may +‎ lakan +‎ diyan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /malakanˈjaŋ/ [mɐ.lɐ.xɐnˈɲaŋ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /malakanˈjaŋ/ [mɐ.lɐ.xɐn̪ˈjaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: Ma‧la‧kan‧yang

Proper noun

Malakanyáng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜃᜈ᜔ᜌᜅ᜔)

  1. (specifically) Malacañang (building)
  2. (metonymic, Philippine politics) the Philippine executive government
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