Malakanyang

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Tagalog[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Malacañang, from Spanish Malacañán, from Tagalog mamalakayahan (“place of fishermen”), or malakayahan (“place for fishing”), ultimately from lakaya (“to fish”). A common folk etymology is that the name was a univerbation of may +‎ lakan +‎ diyan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /malakanˈjaŋ/, [mɐ.lɐ.xɐˈɲaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧la‧kan‧yang

Proper noun[edit]

Malakanyáng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜃᜈ᜔ᜌᜅ᜔)

  1. (specifically) Malacañang (building)
  2. (metonymically) the Philippine government
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