layagan

Central Bikol

Etymology

From layag +‎ -an.

Pronunciation 1

• Hyphenation: la‧ya‧gan
• IPA^(key): /laˈjaɡan/ [l̪aˈja.ɡan̪]

Verb

layágan

1. to put up a sail

See also

• maglayag

Pronunciation 2

• Hyphenation: la‧ya‧gan
• IPA^(key): /lajaˈɡan/ [l̪a.jaˈɡan̪]

Noun

layagán

1. iguana

Tagalog

Etymology

From layag +‎ -an. The sense “sailfin lizard” literally means “having characteristics of a sail”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /laˈjaɡan/ [lɐˈjaː.ɣ̠ɐn̪] (“to be put a sail”, verb)
    • Rhymes: -aɡan
  • IPA^(key): /lajaˈɡan/ [lɐ.jɐˈɣ̠an̪] (“time or place of sailing”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -an
  • IPA^(key): /lajaˈɡan/ [lɐ.jɐˈɣ̠an̪], /laˈjaɡan/ [lɐˈjaː.ɣ̠ɐn̪] (“sailfin lizard”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -an, -aɡan
• Syllabification: la‧ya‧gan

Verb

layagan (complete nilayagan, progressive nilalayagan, contemplative lalayagan, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜄᜈ᜔)

1. to be put a sail (of a boat)

Noun

layagán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜄᜈ᜔)

1. usual time or season during which people take trips by sea
2. sea or ocean to which a person often makes trips

   Hypernyms: dagat, karagatan

3. place where boats are provided with sails

Noun

layagán or layagan (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜄᜈ᜔)

1. Philippine sailfin lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus)

   Synonyms: balubid, kalasagan, balag, lalayan, lay-an

Further reading

• “layagan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “layagan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971), A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 223