layas

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *layas (“to desert or leave a place”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlajas/, [ˈl̪a.jas]
Hyphenation: la‧yas

Adjective

láyas (intensified layason, Basahan spelling ᜎᜌᜐ᜔)

wild; untamed
Synonym: maulyas

Noun

láyas (Basahan spelling ᜎᜌᜐ᜔)

vagabond, bum
Synonyms: lakawan, lagaw-lagaw
fleeing, act of running away
Synonyms: dulag, sibat, rabas
act of sending away
Synonym: hali

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *layas (“to desert or leave a place”).

Pronunciation 1

Hyphenation: la‧yas
IPA^(key): /ˈlajas/, [ˈl̪a.jɐs̪]

Verb

layas

to flee; to run away
to scram

Interjection

layas!

(dismissal) go away!
(literally) get out of here!

Pronunciation 2

Hyphenation: la‧yas
IPA^(key): /laˈjas/, [l̪ɐˈjas̪]

Noun

layas

(often literary) runaway

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:layas.

Anagrams

alyas, salay, sayal

Spanish

Noun

layas f pl

plural of laya

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *layas (“to desert or leave a place”). Compare Cebuano layas.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key): /ˈlajas/ [ˈla.jɐs] (noun, interjection)
  - Rhymes: -ajas
- IPA^(key): /laˈjas/ [lɐˈjas] (adjective)
  - Rhymes: -as
Syllabification: la‧yas

Noun

layas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜐ᜔)

running away; fleeing
elopement
Synonyms: tanan, pagtatanan

Derived terms

Interjection

layas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜐ᜔)

get out!; go away!; begone!
Synonyms: alis, puwera, (slang) supi, (slang) tsupi

Adjective

layás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜐ᜔)

fond of travel
Synonyms: lagalag, mapaglakbay, libot, mapaglibot
given to aimless wandering; vagabond
Synonyms: palaboy, palaboy-laboy
runaway

Derived terms

Further reading

“layas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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