Bun-ayan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Kankanaey Bun-ayan. See that for more details.

Proper noun

Bun-ayan

  1. A barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines.
    Meronyms: Labbay, Legleg, Lower Bun-ayan, Upper Bun-ayan — sitios of Bun-ayan
    Coordinate terms: Bao-angan, Bun-ayan, Busa, Camatagan, Capinitan, Data, Gayang, Lagan, Losad, Namatec, Napua, Pingad, Poblacion, Supang, Tambingan — barangays of Sabangan

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Kankanaey Bun-ayan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bunˈʔajan/ [bunˈʔa.jan]
  • Hyphenation: Bun-a‧yan

Proper noun

Bun-áyan

  1. a barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines

Kankanaey

Etymology

From bun-ay (“a kind of jar”) +‎ -an, wherein it can be found there.

Folklore says that these are the jars of Lumawig when he went there.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bunˈʔajan/ [bʊnˈʔaː.jʌn]
  • (Tadian) IPA(key): /bunˈʔajan/ [bʊnˈʔaː.jʌn]
  • Rhymes: -ajan
  • Syllabification: Bun-a‧yan

Proper noun

Bun-áyan

  1. a barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines

References

  • Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (2021) Lingguwistikong Etnograpiya ng Kankanaey [Linguistic Ethnography of Kankanaey]‎[1] (in Tagalog, Kankanaey, and Northern Kankanay), archived from the original on 25 September 2024, page 58
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