bayong

See also: bay-ong

English

Noun

bayong (plural bayongs)

1. A kind of bag made from woven dried leaves or various modern substitutes, used in the Philippines.

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧yong
• IPA^(key): /baˈjoŋ/, [baˈjoŋ]

Noun

bayóng

1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) bird

   Synonyms: gamgam, ibon

Buhi'non Bikol

Noun

bayong

1. bird

Cebuano

Etymology

Compare yayong.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧yong
• IPA^(key): /ˈbajoŋ/, [ˈba.jɔŋ]

Verb

bayong

1. to carry together
2. to help or assist someone in carrying a single heavy load

Iriga Bicolano

Noun

bayóng

1. bird

Libon Bikol

Noun

bayóng

1. bird

Limos Kalinga

Noun

bayóng

1. copper

Masbate Sorsogon

Noun

bayóng

1. bird

   Synonym: tamsi

Miraya Bikol

Noun

bayóng

1. bird

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bay-ong — dialectal

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayuquŋ (“bag of plaited palm leaves”). Compare Ilocano bay-ong, Hiligaynon bayoong and Brunei Malay bayong.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈjoŋ/, [bɐˈjoŋ]

• (dialectal) IPA^(key): /bajˈʔoŋ/, [baɪ̯ˈʔoŋ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧yong

Noun

bayóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜓᜅ᜔)

1. bayong (large bag or sack made of woven buri palm leaves)

Derived terms

• ibayong
• magbayong

 

Descendants

• → Agutaynen: bayong
• → Chavacano: bayon
• → Ibaloi: bayong
• → Ilocano: bay-ong

Further reading

• “bayong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

West Albay Bikol

Noun

bayóng

1. bird