Tagaytay
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From Tagalog Tagaytay, from tagaytay (“mountain ridge”), referring to the mountain ridge near Mount Sungay overlooking Taal Lake. By folk etymology, from "taga, itay!", referring to the yells of a boy (with his father, hunting in the forest) that echoed on the mountains on the present location of the city.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Philippines) IPA(key): /tɐ.ɡaɪ̯ˈtaɪ̯/
=== Proper noun ===
Tagaytay
A city in Cavite, Philippines.
==== Translations ====
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Tagalog Tagaytay, from tagaytay (“mountain ridge”), referring to the mountain ridge near Mount Sungay overlooking Taal Lake. By folk etymology, from "taga, itay!", referring to the yells of a boy (with his father, hunting in the forest) that echoed on the mountains on the present location of the city.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /taɡaiˈtai/ [t̪a.ɣ̞ai̯ˈt̪ai̯]
Rhymes: -ai
Syllabification: Ta‧gay‧tay
=== Proper noun ===
Tagaytay ?
Tagaytay (a city in Cavite, Philippines)
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
From tagaytay (“mountain ridge”), referring to the mountain ridge near Mount Sungay overlooking Taal Lake. By folk etymology, from "taga, itay!", referring to the yells of a boy (with his father, hunting in the forest) that echoed on the mountains on the present location of the city.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taɡajˈtaj/ [t̪ɐ.ɣaɪ̯ˈt̪aɪ̯]
Rhymes: -aj
Syllabification: Ta‧gay‧tay
=== Proper noun ===
Tagaytáy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄᜌ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔)
Tagaytay (a city in Cavite, Philippines)