Cagayan

See also: Cagayán

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɡɐˈjan/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɑɡəˈjɑn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɑːɡəˈjɑːn/

Proper noun

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”)

Derived terms

• Cagayan Valley

Translations

province of the Philippines

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 卡加延のべ (Kǎjiāyán)

• French: Cagayan
• Ibanag: Cagayan, Bannag (obsolete)
• Ilocano: Cagayan
• Japanese: カガヤン
• Kankanaey: Cagayan
• Korean: 카가얀 (kagayan)
• Portuguese: Cagaiã
• Russian: Кагаян (Kagajan)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Кагајан

  Roman: Kagajan

• Spanish: Cagayán
• Tagalog: Cagayan

Cebuano

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Cagayan

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

Ilocano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɡaˈjan/ [kɐ.ɡɐˈjan]
• (Ilocos, Cordillera, alternative) IPA^(key): /kaɡajˈʔan/ [kɐ.ɡaɪ̯ˈʔan]

Proper noun

Cagayán

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

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Cagayán

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Kagayan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaɡaˈjan/ [kɐ.ɣɐˈjan̪]
  • Syllabification: Ca‧ga‧yan
• (Ilocos, Cordillera, alternative) IPA^(key): /kaɡajˈʔan/ [kɐ.ɣaɪ̯ˈʔan̪]
  • Syllabification: Ca‧gay‧an
• Rhymes: -an

Proper noun

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)

Derived terms

• Cagayan de Oro
• Ilog Cagayan
• Lambak ng Cagayan