ligaya

See also: Ligaya

Tagalog

Etymology

Zorc (1985) surmises it to possibly be from fossilized prefix *li- +‎ Spanish gaya, feminine of gayo (“gay; festive; merry”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈɡaja/, [lɪˈɣa.jɐ]
  • Hyphenation: li‧ga‧ya

Noun

ligaya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄᜌ)

  1. happiness; joy; rejoicing
    Synonyms: saya, tuwa, galak, lugod
  2. pleasure; satisfaction
    Synonyms: kasiyahan, aliw, kaaliwan

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “ligaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, David Paul (1985) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 213
  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila
    • page 44: “Alegria) Ligaya (pp) con regocijo”
    • page 330: “Goçarſe) Ligaya (pp) en Dioso en el cuerpo”
    • page 484: “Plaçer) Ligaya (pp) contento o guſto”
    • page 518: “Recreaçion) Ligaya (pp) en algo”
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