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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Kankanaey Gayang.
Proper noun
Gayang
- A barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines
See also
- (barangays of Sabangan) Bao-angan, Bun-ayan, Busa, Camatagan, Capinitan, Data, Gayang, Lagan, Losad, Namatec, Napua, Pingad, Poblacion, Supang, Tambingan
Ilocano
Etymology
Borrowed from Kankanaey Gayang.
Proper noun
Gáyang
- A barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines
Kankanaey
Etymology
From gayang (“spear”), referring to the spears that were used to attack the villagers until they found a sanctuary beside the river, wherein the barangay is located today.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /ˈɡajaŋ/
- Rhymes: -ajaŋ
- Syllabification: Ga‧yang
Proper noun
Gáyang
- 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), page 59