Pagadian

Multiple etymologies exist:

• The city is believed to have been an Iranun trading post in the past, and so a blend of Iranun pagad (“to wait”) + padian (“market”) are widely accepted as the roots of the name.
• Possibly from Central Subanen gagadian, a bird that the native inhabitants call.
• Possibly from the Cebuano word pangadyian (“a place to pray; land of prayers”).
• Also speculated to be derived from Central Subanen pengadian (“school”).

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɡɐˈd̪iː.ʔɐn̪/

• Audio (Philippines):

  (file)

Pagadian

1. A city, the provincial capital of Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines.

Multiple etymologies exist:

• The city is believed to have been an Iranun trading post in the past, and so a blend of Iranun pagad (“to wait”) + padian (“market”) are widely accepted as the roots of the name.
• Possibly from Central Subanen gagadian, a bird that the native inhabitants call.
• Possibly from the Cebuano word pangadyian (“a place to pray; land of prayers”), from pangadyi (“prayer”) +‎ -an.
• Also speculated to be derived from Central Subanen pengadian (“school”).

• IPA^(key): /paɡaˈdiʔan/ [pɐ.ɡɐˈd̪i.ʔɐn̪]
• Hyphenation: Pa‧ga‧di‧an

Pagadian

1. Pagadian (a city, the provincial capital of Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines)

• Pagadianon

Multiple etymologies exist:

• The city is believed to have been an Iranun trading post in the past, and so a blend of Iranun pagad (“to wait”) + padian (“market”) are widely accepted as the roots of the name.
• Possibly from Central Subanen gagadian, a bird that the native inhabitants call.
• Possibly from the Cebuano word pangadyian (“a place to pray; land of prayers”).
• Also speculated to be derived from Central Subanen pengadian (“school”).

Pagadian

1. Pagadian (a city, the provincial capital of Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines)

Multiple etymologies exist:

• The city is believed to have been an Iranun trading post in the past, and so a blend of Iranun pagad (“to wait”) + padian (“market”) are widely accepted as the roots of the name.
• Possibly from Central Subanen gagadian, a bird that the native inhabitants call.
• Possibly from the Cebuano pangadyian (“a place to pray; land of prayers”), from pangadyi (“prayer”) + -an.
• Also speculated to be derived from Central Subanen pengadian (“school”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paɡaˈdiʔan/ [pɐ.ɣɐˈd̪iː.ʔɐn̪]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iʔan
• Syllabification: Pa‧ga‧di‧an

Pagadian (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄᜇᜒᜀᜈ᜔)

1. Pagadian (a city, the provincial capital of Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines)