hiligaynon

/hɪ.lɪ.ɡaɪ̯ˈn̪on̪/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: hili-gaynon
IPA: /hɪ.lɪ.ɡaɪ̯ˈn̪on̪/

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Meaning

name

language of the native people of Iloilo and nearby areas of Panay, Guimaras, and Negros island

noun

an ethnic group from Iloilo and nearby areas of Panay, Guimaras, and Negros island in Visayas, Philippines

Etymology

From Hiligaynon Hiligaynon, from Spanish hiligaino + Hiligaynon -non, where Spanish hiligaino is from Hiligaynon Iligan + Spanish -ino, with the root from ilig + -an.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Hiligaynon, hiligaino
Suffix: ilig

Inflected Forms

Hiligaynons (plural)

Synonyms

Ilonggo

Questions

How do you pronounce hiligaynon?

The recorded pronunciation is /hɪ.lɪ.ɡaɪ̯ˈn̪on̪/.

What does hiligaynon mean?

language of the native people of Iloilo and nearby areas of Panay, Guimaras, and Negros island

Where does hiligaynon come from?

It is traced to Spanish.

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