Tayabas

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English

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Proper noun

Tayabas

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  1. A city in Quezon, Philippines.
  2. (historical) A former name of Quezon from 1754 to 1946, a province in the Philippines.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Tayabas.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /taˈʝabas/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /taˈʃabas/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /taˈʒabas/

  • Rhymes: -abas
  • Syllabification: Ta‧ya‧bas

Proper noun

Tayabas ?

  1. Tayabas (a city in Quezon, Philippines)
  2. (historical) Tayabas (a former name of Quezon from 1754 to 1946, a province in the Philippines)

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibilities include:

  • From tayabas, a variant of bayabas (“guava”).
  • From tayaba (“a local practice of igba for planting crops”).[1]
  • From tagabas (“native fern”)
  • From tayaban (“night creature known for having wings that glow like a tropical firefly”).[2]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tayabas (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜊᜐ᜔)

  1. Tayabas (a city in Quezon, Philippines)
  2. (historical) Tayabas (a former name of Quezon from 1754 to 1946, a province in the Philippines; included parts of Aurora, Marinduque, and Camarines Norte at different points in time)

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See also

References

  1. ^ “Compiled and Edited by the Office of the Municipal”, in studylib.net‎, 2023 May 30 (last accessed)
  2. ^ “History of Tayabas – City of Tayabas Website”, in tayabas.gov.ph, 2024 February 19 (last accessed)

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