ligaya

Zorc (1985) surmises it to possibly be from fossilized prefix *li- +‎ Spanish gaya, feminine of gayo (“gay; festive; merry”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈɡaja/ [lɪˈɣaː.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: li‧ga‧ya
• Homophone: Ligaya

ligaya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜄᜌ)

1. happiness; joy; rejoicing

   Synonyms: saya, tuwa, galak, lugod

2. pleasure; satisfaction

   Synonyms: kasiyahan, aliw, kaaliwan

• “ligaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1985), Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 213
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • page 44: “Alegria) Ligaya (pp) con regocijo”
  • page 330: “Goçarſe) Ligaya (pp) en Dioso en el cuerpo”
  • page 484: “Plaçer) Ligaya (pp) contento o guſto”
  • page 518: “Recreaçion) Ligaya (pp) en algo”

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