Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Syncopic form of lagayan, from lagay +‎ -an.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /laɡˈjan/, [lɐɡˈjan]
  • Hyphenation: lag‧yan

Verb edit

lagyán (complete linagyan, progressive linalagyan, contemplative lalagyan, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. to fill with something; to put something into (into a container)
    Synonyms: sidlan, lamnan
    Lagyan mo ng pera ang alkansiya.
    Put money into the piggy bank.
  2. to provided with something (by putting, constructing, making, etc.)
    Synonyms: kabitan, gawan, tayuan
  3. to fill an office or position (through appointment)
  4. (figurative) to bribe
    Synonyms: suhulan, paratingan
  5. to add into a mixture
    Synonyms: haluan, dagdagan

Conjugation edit