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English
Etymology
From Spanish Cagayán, from various obsolete words for "river" in Philippine languages.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cagayan
- A province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tuguegarao.
- A river in northeastern Luzon, Philippines
- Synonym of Gaddang (“language”)
Derived terms
Translations
province of the Philippines
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ca‧ga‧yan
- IPA(key): /kaɡaˈjan/
Proper noun
Cagayan
- Cagayan (a province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tuguegarao)
Ilocano
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cagayán
- Cagayan (a province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tuguegarao)
Kankanaey
Pronunciation
- (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /kaɡajˈʔan/
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: Ca‧gay‧an
Proper noun
Cagayán
- Cagayan (a province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tuguegarao)
Tagalog
Etymology
From *kagayan, a lost word meaning “river”, from Proto-Northern Philippine *kaʀayan (“river”). Compare Ilocano karayan.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cagayán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜌᜈ᜔)
- Cagayan (a province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tuguegarao)
- Cagayan (a river in Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines)
- Cagayan (a river in Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines)
Derived terms