Standard Lemma guide

Visayan

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /viˈsaɪən/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the Visayans or the Visayas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A subgroup of the Austronesian languages spoken in the Philippines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A native or descendant of the Visayan people of the Philippines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Bisayan

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Filipino

Narrower terms: Cebuan

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Central Bikol: Bisaya — language
  • Cebuano: Binisaya — language
  • French: visayen — language
  • Hiligaynon: Binisaya — language
  • Serbo-Croatian: висајански — language
  • Serbo-Croatian: visajanski — language
  • Spanish: bisayo — language
  • Tagalog: Bisaya — language
  • Waray-Waray: Binisaya — language
  • Central Bikol: Bisaya — person or nation
  • Cebuano: Bisaya — person or nation
  • French: Visayen — person or nation
  • Hiligaynon: Bisaya — person or nation
  • Serbo-Croatian: висајански — person or nation
  • Serbo-Croatian: visajanski — person or nation
  • Spanish: bisayo — person or nation
  • Tagalog: Bisaya — person or nation
  • Waray-Waray: Bisaya — person or nation