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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈjon/,
- Hyphenation: ga‧yon
Noun
gayón (Basahan spelling ᜄᜌᜓᜈ᜔)
- beauty; splendor
- Synonym: dahom
- Antonym: kanos
Derived terms
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Verb
gayón (Badlit spelling ᜄᜌᜓᜈ᜔)
- to make time; to reserve a period of time to do something
Derived terms
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
From variant gay-on, syncopic form of obsolete variant gayaon, from ga- + yaon. Compare ganoon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈjon/,
- Hyphenation: ga‧yon
Adverb
gayón (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜌᜓᜈ᜔)
- (chiefly formal) like that; in that particular manner (far from both the speaker and the person addressed)
- Synonyms: ganoon, gaya noon, katulad noon
Derived terms
See also
Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
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Direct (ang)
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Indirect (ng)
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Oblique (sa)
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Locative (nasa)
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Existential
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Manner (gaya ng)
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ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari**
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nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari†
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dini/dine
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nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari
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ere/eri, here/heri, ayri
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ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari†
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| Near speaker and listener*
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ito
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nito
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dito
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nandito, narito, naito**
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heto, eto, ayto†
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ganito, garito(garto)**
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iyan, yaan
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niyan
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diyan/diyaan
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nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡
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hayan, ayan
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ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan**
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| Remote
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iyon, yoon, yaon†
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niyon, noon, niyaon†
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doon
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nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡
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hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun
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ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡
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*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else.
**These pronouns are used in some dialects.
†These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature.
‡Rare in text.
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Adjective
gayón (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜌᜓᜈ᜔)
- (chiefly formal) such; aforementioned
- Synonym: ganoon
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