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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Kankanaey Bun-ayan. See that for more details.
Proper noun
Bun-ayan
- A barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines
- Meronyms: Labbay, Legleg, Lower Bun-ayan, Upper Bun-ayan — sitios of Bun-ayan
- Coordinate terms: Bao-angan, Bun-ayan, Busa, Camatagan, Capinitan, Data, Gayang, Lagan, Losad, Namatec, Napua, Pingad, Poblacion, Supang, Tambingan — barangays of Sabangan
Ilocano
Etymology
Borrowed from Kankanaey Bun-ayan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bunˈʔajan/
- Hyphenation: Bun-a‧yan
Proper noun
Bun-áyan
- A barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines
Kankanaey
Etymology
From bun-ay (“a kind of jar”) + -an, wherein it can be found there. It is said that these are the jars of Lumawig when he went there.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /bunˈʔajan/
- Rhymes: -ajan
- Syllabification: Bun-a‧yan
Proper noun
Bun-áyan
- A barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines
References
- Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (2021) Lingguwistikong Etnograpiya ng Kankanaey [Linguistic Ethnography of Kankanaey] (in Tagalog, Kankanaey, and Northern Kankanay), archived from the original on 2024-09-25, page 58