lakaya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lacaya — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Compare kaya (“any hunting instrument”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈkaja/ [lɐˈxaː.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: la‧ka‧ya

Noun

lakaya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜌ)

1. (fishing, obsolete) act of fishing or angling

   Synonym: pangingisda

2. (fishing) a type of net made of cloth or coarse abaca commonly used for capturing small fishes

Derived terms

• lakayahin
• malakaya
• malalakaya
• mamalakaya
• mamamalakaya
• palakaya
• pamalakaya
• pamamalakaya
• pinalakayahan

 

See also

• bingwit
• bitana
• biwas
• bubo
• dala
• ilaw
• lambat
• pangti
• pataw
• pukot
• taga

 

References

• “lakaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018