kaniyugan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

caniyogan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From niyog +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaniˈuɡan/ [kɐˈɲu.ɣɐn]
Rhymes: -uɡan
Syllabification: ka‧ni‧yu‧gan

Noun

kaniyugan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜌᜓᜄᜈ᜔)

(literary) place with plenty of coconut trees; coconut plantation
Synonym: niyugan

Derived terms

Caniogan

Further reading

Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

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