Wiktionary

Cagayan

See also: Cagayán

English

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Etymology

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From Spanish Cagayán, from various obsolete words for "river" in Philippine languages.

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Cagayan

  1. A province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tuguegarao.
  2. A river in northeastern Luzon, Philippines
  3. Synonym of Gaddang (“language”)

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ca‧ga‧yan
  • IPA(key): /kaɡaˈjan/ [kɐ.ɡɐˈjan̪]

Proper noun

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Cagayan

  1. Cagayan (a province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tuguegarao)

Ilocano

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Cagayán

  1. Cagayan (a province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tuguegarao)

Kankanaey

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Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /kaɡajˈʔan/ [k̠ʌ.ɡai̯ˈʔʌn]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: Ca‧gay‧an

Proper noun

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Cagayán

  1. Cagayan (a province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tuguegarao)

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From *kagayan, a lost word meaning “river”, from Proto-Northern Philippine *kaʀayan (“river”). Compare Ilocano karayan.

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Proper noun

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Cagayán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. Cagayan (a province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tuguegarao)
  2. Cagayan (a river in Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines)
  3. Cagayan (a river in Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines)

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