Vigan

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Vigan, also spelled as Bigan in early maps like the Velarde map (1734), originally from Ilocano Bigaan, derived from biga (“giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)”) +‎ -an (locative suffix), meaning "the place where giant taro abounds" possibly referring to the Alocasia macrorrhizos plants that once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River. === Pronunciation === (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈvi.ɡɐn/ Hyphenation: Vi‧gan === Proper noun === Vigan A city, the provincial capital of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Givan, Gavin, vagin-, vigna == Albanian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Proper noun === Vigan m (Kosovo) a male given name ==== Declension ==== == Ilocano == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Vigan, also spelled as Bigan in early maps like the Velarde map (1734), originally from Ilocano Bigaan, derived from biga (“giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)”) +‎ -an (locative suffix), meaning "the place where giant taro abounds" possibly referring to the Alocasia macrorrhizos plants that once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Vi‧gan === Proper noun === Vigan Vigan (a city, the provincial capital of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines) == Spanish == === Alternative forms === Bigan === Etymology === Also spelled as Bigan in early maps like the Velarde map (1734), originally from Ilocano Bigaan, derived from biga (“giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)”) +‎ -an (locative suffix), meaning "the place where giant taro abounds" possibly referring to the Alocasia macrorrhizos plants that once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiɡan/ [ˈbi.ɣ̞ãn] Rhymes: -iɡan Syllabification: Vi‧gan === Proper noun === Vigan ? Vigan (a city, the provincial capital of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines) == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Vigan, also spelled as Bigan in early maps like the Velarde map (1734), originally from Ilocano Bigaan, derived from biga (“giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)”) +‎ -an (locative suffix), meaning “the place where giant taro abounds” possibly referring to the Alocasia macrorrhizos plants that once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈviɡan/ [ˈviː.ɣ̠ɐn̪] IPA(key): (with nativization) /ˈbiɡan/ [ˈbiː.ɣ̠ɐn̪] Rhymes: -iɡan Syllabification: Vi‧gan === Proper noun === Vigan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄᜈ᜔) Vigan (a city, the provincial capital of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines)