Karayatmalatan
It’s World Oceans Day! How do you say “ocean” in your language?
KARAYATMALATAN • (kuh-ruh-yuht-muh-luh-TUHN)
ocean
Tagálog (Filipino): karagatán
Root Word/Phrase:
DÁYAT MÁLAT • (DAH-yuht MAH-luht)
sea (literally, “salty field”)
Tagálog (Filipino): dágat
Etymology & Tagalog Comparison
The words dáyat and dágat are cognates between Kapampángan and Tagalog, respectively (from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀat “littoral sea”). However, the two evolved into different meanings.
The Kapampángan word dáyat means “field”, specifically “irrigated field”.
The Tagalog word dágat means “sea”.
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