Lagan

See also: lagan and lågan

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlæɡən/

Proper noun

Lagan

  1. A river in County Down and County Antrim, Northern Ireland, which flows through the city of Belfast into Belfast Lough.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Kankanaey Lagan, from lagan (sand).

Proper noun

Lagan

  1. A barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Bao-angan, Bun-ayan, Busa, Camatagan, Capinitan, Data, Gayang, Lagan, Losad, Namatec, Napua, Pingad, Poblacion, Supang, Tambinganbarangays of Sabangan

Anagrams

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Kankanaey Lagan.

Proper noun

Lagan

  1. a barangay of Sabangan, Mountain Province, Philippines

Kankanaey

Etymology

From lagan (sand), since the area is beside the Chico River wherein there is a lot of sand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈɡan/ [lʌˈɡʌn]
  • (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA(key): /raˈɡan/ [rʌˈɡʌn]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: La‧gan

Proper noun

Lagán

  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 59

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish Lagha, derived from Old Swedish lagher (water; liquid).First attested in the circa 1300.[1][2]

Town sense; from the train station in Berga parish, which was named after the local posthouse, which was named after the nearby river Lagan. This because the name Berga was already take by the posthouse and station in Högsby parish. First attested in 1893.[2]

Proper noun

Lagan ?

  1. a river in Jönköping county, Kronoberg county and Halland county, Sweden; which flows into Laholm Bay, Kattegat.
    Synonym: Lagaån
  2. a town by Lagan river, Ljungby municipality, Kronoberg county, Sweden
  3. a river in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Derived terms

References