Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Puy-anan
settlementnoun
- Alternative meanings
A place where a group of people establishes itself or lives; it can also refer to the act of settling in a place.
- Pronunciation
pooy-AH-nan
- Root and affixes
Related to puyo, to live or reside; -anan forms a place associated with the action, a place for living.
- Variants or conjugations
puy-anan = settlement or inhabited place; pagpuyo = residence or living; komunidad = community.
- Related words and expressions
balay = house; baryo = neighborhood or village; lungsod = town or city; komunidad = community.
- Meaning and usage notes
Works for human settlement or inhabited place. In technical texts about land or structures, extra context may be needed.
communityhousingplacepopulation
Gamayon ang puy-anan sa daplin sa suba.
The settlement by the river is small.
Nagkadako ang puy-anan sa bag-ong komunidad.
The settlement of the new community is growing.