ilaya

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daya, from Proto-Austronesian *daya (upriver, toward the interior). The i- prefix is possibly related to the Proto-Austronesian location marker *i (cf. ibabaw, ilalom, ihalas).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔiˈlaja/ [ʔɪˈl̪a.jɐ]
  • Hyphenation: i‧la‧ya

Noun

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ilaya (Badlit spelling ᜁᜎᜌ)

  1. a place away from the sea and further inland
    Antonym: ilawod
    1. upstream; part of a river far from the sea and passing through various areas of land
  2. outskirts; a place away from town and into rural areas
    Synonym: ilihan
    Antonyms: ilawod, sawang

Derived terms

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Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daya, from Proto-Austronesian *daya (upriver, toward the interior). Compare Ilocano daya (east), Isnag mandaya (upstream), Batad Ifugao Dāya (heaven), Kapampangan paralaya (east), Bikol Central iraya (upstream; inland), Masbatenyo iraya (upstream; hinterland), Cebuano ilaya (area away from the coast or town), Waray-Waray iraya (farm), Maranao raya (upriver), Kelabit dayeh (upriver), Malay barat daya (southwest), and Sangir dala (interior). The i- prefix is possibly related to the Proto-Austronesian location marker *i (cf. ito, ibaba).

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Noun

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ilaya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜌ)

  1. (geography) northern or upper part of a town or community
    Synonyms: hulo, itaas
    Antonym: ibaba
  2. (by extension) north
    Synonyms: hilaga, norte
  3. (geography) interior part of a town or country
    Synonym: loob
    Antonyms: labas, luwasan, luwal
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Etymology 2

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From i- +‎ laya.

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Verb

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ilayà (complete inilaya, progressive inilalaya, contemplative ilalaya, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜌ)

  1. to set something free
    Synonym: palayain
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