"tayon" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtajon/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈt̪aː.jon̪] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜆᜌᜓᜈ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ajon Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tayun (“swing”). Compare Iban tayun-tayun (“swinging”). Doublet of tayong. See also Cebuano hayon and Malay ayun. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:inh|poz-pro:*tayun<t:swing>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "tayon", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="tayon"> Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tayun (“swing”)., {{cog|iba|tayun-tayun||swinging}} Iban tayun-tayun (“swinging”), {{dbt|tl|tayong}} Doublet of tayong, {{ncog|ceb|hayon}} Cebuano hayon, {{ncog|ms|ayun}} Malay ayun Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} tayon (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓᜈ᜔)
  1. pendulous-like swinging movement of something long and slender
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  2. (figurative) alternative form of tayong Tags: alt-of, alternative, figuratively Alternative form of: tayong
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  3. (obsolete) rocking a child in the cradle Tags: obsolete Synonyms: tabyong, gubing
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: balik-tayon, itayon, magtayon, matayon, pagtayon, patayon-tayon, patayunin, tayunan, tumayon Related terms: imbayog, indayon, lambitin, osilasyon, ugoy
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