Laguna de Bay

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Laguna de Bay (“Lagoon of Bay”), from laguna (“lagoon”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ Bay, which Spanish Bay itself is from Tagalog Bay, a municipality of Laguna province just by the lake.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): (prescribed) /laˌɡuna de baˈʔi/ [lɐˌɣuː.n̪ɐ d̪ɛ bɐˈʔi]
    • Rhymes: -i
    • Syllabification: La‧gu‧na de Ba‧y
  • IPA^(key): /laˌɡuna de ˈbaj/ [lɐˌɣuː.n̪ɐ d̪ɛ ˈbaɪ̯]
    • Rhymes: -aj
    • Syllabification: La‧gu‧na de Bay

Proper noun

Laguna de Baý or Laguna de Bay (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜓᜈ ᜇᜒ ᜊᜁ or ᜎᜄᜓᜈ ᜇᜒ ᜊᜌ᜔)

1. Laguna de Bay (a lake in Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines)