layas
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *layas (“to desert or leave a place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlajas/ [ˈl̪a.jas]
- Hyphenation: la‧yas
Adjective
láyas (intensified layason, Basahan spelling ᜎᜌᜐ᜔)
Noun
láyas (Basahan spelling ᜎᜌᜐ᜔)
- vagabond, bum
- Synonyms: lakawan, lagaw-lagaw
- fleeing, act of running away
- act of sending away
- Synonym: hali
Verb
láyas (plural ralayas, Basahan spelling ᜎᜌᜐ᜔)
Derived terms
- layasan
- maglayas
- palayas
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *layas (“to desert or leave a place”).
Pronunciation 1
- Hyphenation: la‧yas
- IPA(key): /ˈlajas/ [ˈl̪a.jɐs̪]
Verb
layas
Interjection
layas!
- (dismissal) go away!
- (literally) get out of here!
Pronunciation 2
- Hyphenation: la‧yas
- IPA(key): /laˈjas/ [l̪ɐˈjas̪]
Noun
layas
- (often literary) runaway
Anagrams
Spanish
Noun
layas f pl
- plural of laya
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *layas (“to desert or leave a place”). Compare Cebuano layas.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈlajas/ [ˈlaː.jɐs] (noun, interjection)
- Rhymes: -ajas
- IPA(key): /laˈjas/ [lɐˈjas] (adjective)
- Rhymes: -as
- IPA(key): /ˈlajas/ [ˈlaː.jɐs] (noun, interjection)
- Syllabification: la‧yas
Noun
layas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜐ᜔)
- running away; fleeing
- elopement
- Synonyms: tanan, pagtatanan
Derived terms
Interjection
layas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜐ᜔)
Adjective
layás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜐ᜔)
Derived terms
- maglayas
- paglalayas
Further reading
- “layas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018