Cagayan

See also: Cagayán

English

Etymology

From Spanish Cagayán, from various obsolete words for "river" in Philippine languages.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /kɑɡəˈjɑn/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɑːɡəˈjɑːn/

Proper noun

Cagayan

A province of the Philippines. Capital: Tuguegarao.
A river in northeastern Luzon, Philippines
Synonym of Gaddang (“language”)

Derived terms

Cagayan Valley

Translations

province of the Philippines

Chinese:
Mandarin: 卡加延 (Kǎjiāyán)
French: Cagayan
Ibanag: Cagayan, Bannag (obsolete)
Ilocano: Cagayan
Japanese: カガヤン
Korean: 카가얀 (kagayan)
Portuguese: Cagaiã
Russian: Кагаян (Kagajan)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Кагајан

Roman: Kagajan
Spanish: Cagayán
Tagalog: Cagayan

Cebuano

Proper noun

Cagayan

Cagayan (a province of the Philippines)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Kagayan

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaɡaˈjan/ [kɐ.ɣɐˈjan]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: Ca‧ga‧yan

Proper noun

Cagayán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜌᜈ᜔)

Cagayan (a province of the Philippines)
Cagayan (a river in Cagayan Valley, Philippines)
Cagayan (a river in Northern Mindanao, Philippines)

Derived terms

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