Bulkan Mayon

Bikol Central

Proper noun

Bulkan Mayon (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ ᜋᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Mount Mayon (The most active volcano in the Philippines, located in Albay province and known for its almost perfect cone shape)

   Synonyms: (dated) Mayong, Mayon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Bulkang Mayon

Etymology

From bulkan (“volcano”) +‎ Mayon, from Bikol Central magayon (“beautiful”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bulˌkan maˈjon/ [bʊlˌkan̪ mɐˈjon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Bul‧kan Ma‧yon

Proper noun

Bulkán Mayón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ ᜋᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Mount Mayon, Mayon Volcano (The most active volcano in the Philippines, located in Albay province and known for its almost perfect cone shape)

   Synonyms: Bundok Mayon, Mayon

Further reading

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