Kalilayan

English Etymology en tl Kalilayan. Proper noun en historical en provinceen @former name of:Quezon province c/Philippines from 1591 to 1754, composed mainly of the southern part of modern Quezon province. en municipalityen @former name of:Unisan mun p:pref/Quezon c/Philippines. Tagalog Alternative forms tl Calilayan Calilaya obsolete Abecedario orthography tl Kalilaya tl Kaliraya rare Etymology Either from the following: From tl kalilayan, from tl lilay ka- -an species of palm tree with leaves used for roofing place of lilay; place where palm trees abound. This is currently the most accepted etymology. From tl Kalaylayan (earlier spelled tl Calaylayan), from tl laylay ka- -an, possibly via monophthongization of the first syllable into /i/ (cf. tl bibay, tl pipay, tl sisay). Some old sources use Kalaylayan and Kalilayan interchangeably to refer to the former capital of Tayabas (now Quezon). Compare pam lelayan from root pam lele. Pronunciation Proper noun + tl historical tl Kalilayan province tl Kalilayan municipality See also tl Tayabas Quezon Further reading