ilaya
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daya, from Proto-Austronesian *daya (“upriver, toward the interior”). Compare Ilocano daya (“east”), Isnag mandaya (“upstream”), Batad Ifugao Dāya (“heaven”), Bikol Central iraya (“upstream; inland”), Masbatenyo iraya (“upstream; hinerland”), Cebuano ilaya (“area away from the coast or town”), Waray-Waray iraya (“farm”), Maranao raya (“upriver”), Kelabit dayeh (“upriver”), Malay barat daya (“southwest”), and Sangir dala (“interior”). The i- prefix is possibly is related to the Proto-Austronesian location marker *i (cf. ito, ibaba).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: i‧la‧ya
- IPA(key): /ʔiˈlaja/, [ʔɪˈla.jɐ]
Noun
ilaya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜌ)
- (geography) northern or upper part of a town or community
- Synonyms: hulo, itaas
- Antonym: ibaba
- (by extension) north
- Synonyms: hilaga, norte
- (geography) interior part of a town or country
- Synonym: loob
- Antonyms: labas, luwasan, labas, luwal
Derived terms
- ipailaya
- kaila-ilayahan
- mapailaya
- pailaya
- pasailaya
- pumailaya
Etymology 2
From i- + laya.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: i‧la‧ya
- IPA(key): /ʔiˈlajaʔ/, [ʔɪˈla.jɐʔ]
Verb
ilayà (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜌ, complete inilaya, progressive inilalaya, contemplative ilalaya)
- to set something free
- Synonym: palayain
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for ilaya
| Affix | Root word | Trigger | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i- | laya | object | ||
| Aspect | Imperative | |||
| Infinitive | Complete | Progressive | Contemplative | |
| ilaya | inilaya | inilalaya inalaya1 | ilalaya alaya1 | ilaya layaan1 |
| 1 Dialectal use only. | ||||