layas

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)

1. wild; untamed

   Synonym: maulyas

Noun

láyas (Basahan spelling ᜎᜌᜐ᜔)

1. vagabond, bum

   Synonyms: lakawan, lagaw-lagaw

2. fleeing, act of running away

   Synonyms: dulag, sibat, rabas

3. act of sending away

   Synonym: hali

Verb

láyas (plural ralayas, Basahan spelling ᜎᜌᜐ᜔)

1. to fleeing, to run away

   Synonyms: dulag, sibat, rabas

2. to send away

   Synonym: hali

Derived terms

• layasan
• maglayas
• palayas

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Pronunciation 1

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

Verb

layas

1. to flee; to run away
2. to scram

Interjection

layas!

1. (dismissal) go away!
2. (literally) get out of here!

Pronunciation 2

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

Noun

layas

1. (often literary) runaway

Anagrams

• alyas, salay, sayal

Spanish

Noun

layas f pl

1. plural of laya

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

layas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜐ᜔)

1. running away; fleeing
2. elopement

   Synonyms: tanan, pagtatanan

Derived terms

• layasan
• lumayas
• maglayas
• magpalayas
• paglayas
• pagpapalayas
• palayasin

Interjection

layas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜐ᜔)

1. get out!; go away!; begone!

   Synonyms: alis, puwera, (slang) supi, (slang) tsupi

Adjective

layás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜐ᜔)

1. fond of travel

   Synonyms: lagalag, mapaglakbay, libot, mapaglibot

2. given to aimless wandering; vagabond

   Synonyms: palaboy, palaboy-laboy

3. runaway

Derived terms

• maglayas
• paglalayas

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• salay, alyas