gayangen

Kankanaey

Etymology

From gayang +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey)
  • IPA^(key): /ɡaˈjaŋən/ [ɡʌˈjaː.ŋɨn] (“to spear”)
    • Rhymes: -aŋən
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɡajaŋən/ [ˌɡaː.jʌˈŋɨn] (“to swoop”)
    • Rhymes: -ajaŋən
• Syllabification: ga‧ya‧ngen

Verb

gayángën

1. to spear something

Verb

gáyangën

1. to swoop down, as a crow

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of gayangen

Southern / Central
Mt. Province	Tadian	gayangen, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) gayangon
	Bauko	gayangen
	Sabangan	gayangen
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province	Sagada	gayangen

References

• Allen, Larry (2021) “gayang”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics