"ligaya" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /liˈɡaja/, [lɪˈɣa.jɐ] Forms: ᜎᜒᜄᜌ [Baybayin]
Etymology: Zorc (1985) surmises it to possibly be from fossilized prefix *li- + Spanish gaya, feminine of gayo (“gay; festive; merry”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|tl|*li|gaya|lang2=es}} *li- + Spanish gaya, {{m|es|gayo|t=gay; festive; merry}} gayo (“gay; festive; merry”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} ligaya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄᜌ)
  1. happiness; joy; rejoicing Synonyms: saya, tuwa, galak, lugod
    Sense id: en-ligaya-tl-noun-UFKQjtvt Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms prefixed with *li-, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms prefixed with *li-: 70 30 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 85 15 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 86 14
  2. pleasure; satisfaction Synonyms: kasiyahan, aliw, kaaliwan
    Sense id: en-ligaya-tl-noun-r0S4fZrQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: igaya
Derived forms: ikaligaya, kaliga-ligaya, kaligayahan, lumigaya, magpakaligaya, magpaligaya, magtamong-ligaya, makaligaya, maligaya, maligayahan, maligayang pagdating, pampaligaya

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          "word": "kasiyahan"
        },
        {
          "word": "aliw"
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          "word": "kaaliwan"
        }
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      "ipa": "/liˈɡaja/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lɪˈɣa.jɐ]"
    }
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    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "word": "kaliga-ligaya"
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    {
      "word": "kaligayahan"
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    {
      "word": "lumigaya"
    },
    {
      "word": "magpakaligaya"
    },
    {
      "word": "magpaligaya"
    },
    {
      "word": "magtamong-ligaya"
    },
    {
      "word": "makaligaya"
    },
    {
      "word": "maligaya"
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    {
      "word": "maligayahan"
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    {
      "word": "maligayang pagdating"
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    {
      "word": "pampaligaya"
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          "word": "aliw"
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          "word": "kaaliwan"
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      "ipa": "/liˈɡaja/"
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      "ipa": "[lɪˈɣa.jɐ]"
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