Vigan
词源链
- ilo
Bigaan
派生
- 英语English
Vigan
词源说明
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.
释义
专有名词proper noun
- 1A city, the provincial capital of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines.