tayon

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tayun (swing). Compare Iban tayun-tayun (swinging). Doublet of tayong. See also Cebuano hayon and Malay ayun.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtajon/ [ˈt̪aː.jon̪]
  • Rhymes: -ajon
  • Syllabification: ta‧yon

Noun

tayon (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. pendulous-like swinging movement of something long and slender
  2. (figurative) alternative form of tayong
  3. (obsolete) rocking a child in the cradle
    Synonyms: tabyong, (obsolete) gubing

Derived terms

  • balik-tayon
  • itayon
  • magtayon
  • matayon
  • pagtayon
  • patayon-tayon
  • patayunin
  • tayunan
  • tumayon

See also

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