gayon

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Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ga‧yon
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈjon/

Noun

gayón

  1. beauty; splendor
    Synonym: dahom
    Antonym: kanos

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Back-formation from higayon.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ga‧yon

Verb

gayon

  1. to make time; to reserve a period of time to do something

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ga- +‎ yaon. Compare ganoon.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ga‧yon
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈjon/, [ɡɐˈjon]

Adverb

gayón

  1. (chiefly formal) like that; in that particular manner (far from both the speaker and the person addressed)
    Synonyms: ganoon, gaya noon, katulad noon

Derived terms
  • gayon na lamang
  • gayundin
  • gayunman
  • magkagayon
  • mapagayon
  • pagkagayon
  • pagkakagayon
  • sa gayon

See also
Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa) Locative (nasa) Existential Manner (gaya ng)
Near speaker* ari/are, iri/ire, yari** nire/niri, niyari** dine/dini nandine ere/eri, here/heri, ayri ganire/ganiri, gayari
Near speaker and listener ito nito dito, rito nandito, narito heto, eto, ayto** ganito
Near listener iyan niyan diyan, riyan nandiyan, nariyan hayan, ayan ganiyan/ganyan
Remote iyon, yaon** niyon, noon, niyaon** doon, roon nandoon, naroon hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun ganoon, garoon, gayon**
*This series, for the most part, is not used anymore by most Tagalog speakers. Instead, the pronoun in the second row are used.
**These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature.

Adjective

gayón

  1. (chiefly formal) such; aforementioned
    Synonym: ganoon
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