layag
Bikol Central
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlajaɡ/ [ˈl̪a.jaɡ]
- Hyphenation: la‧yag
Noun
láyag (Basahan spelling ᜎᜌᜄ᜔)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laˈjaɡ/ [l̪aˈjaɡ]
- Hyphenation: la‧yag
Noun
layág (Basahan spelling ᜎᜌᜄ᜔)
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlajaɡ/ [ˈl̪a.jɐɡ]
- Hyphenation: la‧yag
Noun
layag
- sail
- a missed menstruation
Verb
layag
- to attach a sail
- to set sail; to depart on a voyage by boat
- to miss a period; to have an irregular menstruation
Derived terms
- linayagan
- lumayagan
Central Dusun
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ.
Noun
layag
Derived terms
Dupaningan Agta
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.
Noun
layag
- sail (of a boat)
Gaddang
Etymology
Compare Ilocano lapayag and Pangasinan layag.
Noun
layag
Kapampangan
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog layag, from Proto-Philippine *layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ. If inherited, the expected form is *laye.
Pronunciation
Noun
láyag
Verb
layag
Mansaka
Noun
layag
Pangasinan
Etymology
Compare Gaddang layag and Ilocano lapayag.
Noun
layág
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ. Compare Aklanon eayag, Bikol Central layag, Cebuano layag, Chamorro låyak, Fijian laca, Hawaiian lā, Malagasy lay, Malay layar, Maori rā, Nias loyo, Sundanese layar, Tahitian rā, Tetum laan, and Urak Lawoi' บลาเยอ (blaye).
The fandom sense is a calque of English sail, from a fandom phrase “the ship is sailing”. The word ship does not mean boat but a wordplay from ship (short for relationship) to mean that the relationship is in motion and is moving forward. See also English that ship has sailed.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈlajaɡ/ [ˈlaː.jɐɡ̚] (“sail; voyage; (colloquial) delayed menstruation”, noun)
- Rhymes: -ajaɡ
- IPA(key): /laˈjaɡ/ [lɐˈjaɡ̚] (“much-travelled by sea; delayed (of menstruation)”, adjective; “menopause”, noun)
- Rhymes: -aɡ
- IPA(key): /ˈlajaɡ/ [ˈlaː.jɐɡ̚] (“sail; voyage; (colloquial) delayed menstruation”, noun)
- Syllabification: la‧yag
Noun
layag (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜄ᜔)
- sail (of a boat)
- trip by sea; voyage
- Synonyms: lakbay-dagat, paglalakbay-dagat
- (colloquial) delayed menstruation; irregular menstruation
Derived terms
Adjective
layág (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜄ᜔)
- travelled much by sea (of a person)
- delayed (of a woman's menstruation)
- (fandom slang) progressing; advancing (of a relationship)
Noun
layág (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜄ᜔)
- menopause
- Synonyms: menopausya, menopos
Derived terms
- layagin
- malayagin
Anagrams
Tausug
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ.
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /lajaɡ/ [laˈjaɡ̚]
- Rhymes: -aɡ
- Syllabification: la‧yag
Noun
layag
Verb
layag (used in the form maglayag)
- to sail (to a place)
Waray-Waray
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.
Noun
layag