laylayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From laylay +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /lajˈlajan/ [laɪ̯ˈla.jɐn]
Rhymes: -ajan
Syllabification: lay‧la‧yan

Noun

laylayan (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌ᜔ᜎᜌᜈ᜔)

hemline; lower edge (of a garment or cloth)
(by extension) edge; margin

See also

baynika
tupi

References

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, page 166: “LAYLAYAN. pp. orillas del vestido que van colgando”
Rosalio Serrano (1854) Diccionario de terminos comunes tagalo-castellano‎ (in Spanish), page 65: “Layláyan. orla del vestido”

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