Vigan

Borrowed from Spanish Vigan, also spelled as Bigan in early maps like the Velarde map (1734), originally from Ilocano Bigàan. Derived from Ilocano bigà (“giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)”) + -an (“locative suffix”), "the place where giant taro abounds." Possibly referring to the Alocasia macrorrhizos plants that once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River.

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.ɡɐn/

• Audio (Philippines):

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• Hyphenation: Vi‧gan

Vigan

1. A city, the provincial capital of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines.

• Givan, Gavin, vagin-, vigna

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Vigan m

1. (Kosovo) a male given name

Borrowed from Spanish Vigan, also spelled as Bigan in early maps like the Velarde map (1734), originally from Ilocano Bigàan. Derived from Ilocano bigà (“giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)”) + -an (“locative suffix”), "the place where giant taro abounds." Possibly referring to the Alocasia macrorrhizos plants that once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River

• Hyphenation: Vi‧gan

Vigan

1. Vigan (a city, the provincial capital of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines)

• Bigan

Also spelled as Bigan in early maps like the Velarde map (1734), originally from Ilocano Bigàan. Derived from Ilocano bigà (“giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)”) + -an (“locative suffix”), "the place where giant taro abounds." Possibly referring to the Alocasia macrorrhizos plants that once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiɡan/ [ˈbi.ɣ̞ãn]
• Rhymes: -iɡan
• Syllabification: Vi‧gan

Vigan ?

1. Vigan (a city, the provincial capital of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines)

Borrowed from Spanish Vigan, also spelled as Bigan in early maps like the Velarde map (1734), originally from Ilocano Bigaan, from biga (“giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)”) +‎ -an (locative suffix), literally “the place where giant taro abounds”, possibly referring to the Alocasia macrorrhizos plants that once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈviɡan/ [ˈviː.ɣɐn̪]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /ˈbiɡan/ [ˈbiː.ɣɐn̪]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iɡan
• Syllabification: Vi‧gan

Vigan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄᜈ᜔)

1. Vigan (a city, the provincial capital of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines)