lagyo

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laɡˈjoʔ/ [lɐɡˈjoʔ]
  • Rhymes: -oʔ
  • Syllabification: lag‧yo

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *laʀiw (run, run away, flee, escape), with semantic development to mean that which runs along with oneself. Compare Ivatan yayu, Kapampangan laggiu, Hiligaynon lagiw, Cebuano lagiw, Maranao lagoy, Maguindanao lagoy, Tboli lóy, and Malay lari.

Noun

lagyô (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. soul; spirit
    Synonyms: diwa, kaluluwa, espiritu
  2. name; appellation
    Synonyms: ngalan, pangalan, taguri, tawag
  3. basic identifying element
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • hilagyo
  • hilalagyo
  • ilagyo
  • kalagyo
  • lumagyo
  • magkalagyo
  • maglagyo
  • paglagyo-lagyuin
  • paglagyuin
  • paglalagyo
  • `malagyo

Etymology 2

Noun

lagyô (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. (dialectal, Quezon) shark
    Synonym: pating
  2. (obsolete) a species of fish

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