"Vigan" meaning in Tagalog

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈviɡan/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈviː.ɣɐn̪] [Standard-Tagalog], /ˈbiɡan/ (note: with nativization), [ˈbiː.ɣɐn̪] (note: with nativization) Forms: ᜊᜒᜄᜈ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -iɡan Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Vigan, also spelled as Bigan in early maps like the Velarde map (1734), originally from Ilocano Bigaan, derived from biga (“giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)”) + -an (locative suffix), meaning “the place where giant taro abounds” possibly referring to the Alocasia macrorrhizos plants that once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|Vigan}} Borrowed from Spanish Vigan, {{der|tl|ilo|Bigaan}} Ilocano Bigaan, {{taxfmt|Alocasia macrorrhizos|species}} Alocasia macrorrhizos, {{af|ilo|biga<t:giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)>|-an<pos:locative suffix>|nocat=1}} biga (“giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)”) + -an (locative suffix), {{m-g|the place where giant taro abounds}} “the place where giant taro abounds”, {{taxfmt|Alocasia macrorrhizos|species}} Alocasia macrorrhizos Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|b=+}} Vigan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄᜈ᜔)
  1. Vigan (a city, the provincial capital of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines) Wikipedia link: Velarde map Categories (place): Cities in Ilocos Sur, Philippines, Cities in the Philippines, Places in Ilocos Sur, Philippines, Places in the Philippines
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