Tagaytay
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Tagalog Tagaytay, from tagaytay (“mountain ridge”), referring to the mountain ridge near Mount Sungay overlooking Taal Lake. By folk etymology, from "taga, itay!", referring to the yells of a boy (with his father, hunting in the forest) that echoed on the mountains on the present location of the city.
Proper noun[edit]
Tagaytay
- A city in Cavite, Philippines
Translations[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Tagalog Tagaytay, from tagaytay (“mountain ridge”), referring to the mountain ridge near Mount Sungay overlooking Taal Lake. By folk etymology, from "taga, itay!", referring to the yells of a boy (with his father, hunting in the forest) that echoed on the mountains on the present location of the city.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Tagaytay ?
- Tagaytay (a city in Cavite, Philippines)
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tagaytay (“mountain ridge”), referring to the mountain ridge near Mount Sungay overlooking Taal Lake. By folk etymology, from "taga, itay!", referring to the yells of a boy (with his father, hunting in the forest) that echoed on the mountains on the present location of the city.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Tagaytáy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄᜌ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔)
- Tagaytay (a city in Cavite, Philippines)
- English terms derived from Tagalog
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Cities in Cavite, Philippines
- en:Cities in the Philippines
- en:Places in Cavite, Philippines
- en:Places in the Philippines
- Spanish terms derived from Tagalog
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/ai
- Rhymes:Spanish/ai/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- es:Cities in Cavite, Philippines
- es:Cities in the Philippines
- es:Places in Cavite, Philippines
- es:Places in the Philippines
- Tagalog 3-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog proper nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- tl:Cities in Cavite, Philippines
- tl:Cities in the Philippines
- tl:Places in Cavite, Philippines
- tl:Places in the Philippines