gadya

Asi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit गज (gaja)

Noun

gadyà

1. (angry register) dog

Synonyms

• iro

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• gamadya

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay gajah, from Sanskrit गज (gaja).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gad‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ɡadˈjaʔ/ [ɡaˈd͡ʒaʔ]

Noun

gadyâ (Basahan spelling ᜄᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. (archaic) elephant
2. (vulgar, angry register) animal
3. (Naga, angry register) water buffalo; carabao
4. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon, angry register) dog

   Synonym: dayo

See also

• (elephant): elepante
• (animal): hayop
• (water buffalo, carabao): damulag, karabaw
• (dog, canine): ayam, ido

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay gajah, from Sanskrit गज (gaja).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧dya
• IPA^(key): /ɡadˈjaʔ/ [ɡɐd̪ˈjaʔ]

Noun

gadyâ (Badlit spelling ᜄᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. elephant

   Synonym: elepante

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• gadia, gariya, garya

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay gajah, ultimately from Sanskrit गज (gaja); since supplanted in modern times by elepante. Compare Kapampangan gagdia, Bikol Central gadya, and Cebuano gadya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡadˈjaʔ/ [ɡɐˈd͡ʒaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: gad‧ya

Noun

gadyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜇ᜔ᜌ) (zoology, archaic)

1. elephant

   Synonym: elepante

Derived terms

• manggadya

 

See also

• bulalay

Further reading

• “gadya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 264: “Elefante) Garya (pc) animal conoçido y grande”