payong

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English

Noun

payong (plural payongs)

  1. (historical) A parasol used as a Javanese emblem of rank.

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *payuŋ.

Noun

payong

  1. umbrella

Bikol Central

Sarong payong.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *payuŋ.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pa‧yong
  • IPA(key): /ˈpajoŋ/

Noun

páyong

  1. umbrella

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *payuŋ.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pa‧yong
  • IPA(key): /ˈpajoŋ/

Noun

payong

  1. umbrella

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *payuŋ.

Noun

payong

  1. umbrella

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *payuŋ.

Noun

payong

  1. umbrella

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *payuŋ.

Noun

payong

  1. umbrella

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *payuŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpajoŋ/
  • Hyphenation: pa‧yong

Noun

payong (plural paypayong)

  1. umbrella

Derived terms

Karao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *payuŋ.

Noun

payong

  1. umbrella

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *payuŋ.

Noun

payong

  1. umbrella

Sambali

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *payuŋ.

Noun

payong

  1. umbrella

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *payuŋ. Compare Malay payung. Also possibly from Hokkien 敗陽／败阳 (pāi-iông, “shade for the sun”), according to Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

Noun

payong (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜌᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. umbrella
    Synonyms: parasol, paragwas
  2. (by extension) swimming bell (of a jellyfish)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “payong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 85

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *payuŋ.

Noun

payong

  1. umbrella

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *payuŋ.

Noun

payong

  1. umbrella

Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *payuŋ.

Noun

payong

  1. umbrella
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