gayang

Central Dusun

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gayaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *gayaŋ (hunting spear). Compare Tagalog gayang.

Noun

gayang

  1. machete

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡajaŋ/ [ˈɡaː.jʌŋ] (chicken, crow)
    • Rhymes: -ajaŋ
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈjaŋ/ [ɡʌˈjʌŋ] (spear)
    • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: ga‧yang

Noun

gáyang

  1. black chicken
  2. large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)

Derived terms

Noun

gayáng

  1. spear
  2. act of throwing, casting, launching (like of rocks)

Derived terms

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “gayang”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 166
  • Allen, Larry (2021) “gayang”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics
  • Wallace, Judy (2018) “gayang”, in Northern Kankanay – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Limos Kalinga

Noun

gayang

  1. crow
    Synonym: gowak

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

gayang

  1. crow

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gayaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *gayaŋ (hunting spear).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡajaŋ/ [ˈɡaː.jɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ajaŋ
  • Syllabification: ga‧yang

Noun

gayáng (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜌᜅ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. lance; spear
    Synonym: sibat

Further reading

  • gayang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*gayaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

Yogad

Noun

gayáng

  1. crow
    Synonym: uwak