Pagadían

Multiple etymologies exist:

• The city is believed to have been an Iranun trading post in the past, and so a blend of Iranun pagad (“to wait”) + padian (“market”) are widely accepted as the roots of the name.
• Possibly from Central Subanen gagadian, a bird that the native inhabitants call.
• Possibly from the Cebuano word pangadyian (“a place to pray; land of prayers”).
• Also speculated to be derived from Central Subanen pengadian (“school”).

• IPA^(key): /paɡaˈdian/ [pa.ɣ̞aˈð̞i.ãn]
• Rhymes: -ian
• Syllabification: Pa‧ga‧dí‧an

Pagadían ?

1. Pagadian (a city, the provincial capital of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines)