dayang
dayáng with stress marks
pasture weed; princess
Also means
Dayang also serves as an honorific title for a noblewoman or princess in traditional Philippine cultures, particularly in Mindanao and Visayan aristocracy.
Usage Note
Dayang refers to a weed common in pastureland in its botanical sense, but as a royal title — often reduplicated as dayang-dayang — it precedes the name of a high-ranking woman in sultanates and traditional polities. The dual use reflects the word's broad semantic range in regional dialects.
Examples
" Siya ang dayang ng kanilang tribo. "
Natural Translation
She is the princess of their tribe.
Literal Translation
She the princess of their tribe.
" Siya ang dayang ng aming nayon. "
Natural Translation
He/She is the princess of our village.
Literal Translation
He/She the princess of our village.
" Tinuruan ng dayang ang mga dalaga sa palasyo kung paano kumilos nang may dangal at kabaitan. "
Natural Translation
The princess taught the young women in the palace how to act with dignity and kindness.
Literal Translation
Taught by-the princess the young-women in palace how to-act with dignity and kindness.
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