"Laya" is a word in TAGALOG, ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

n. ginger (Zingiber officinale).

láyà - To be or become dry, exsiccated, to
fade, wither, dry up, shrivel. Ang búlak nga
naípò kahápon naláyà (nagkaláyà) na.
The flower that was plucked yesterday is
dry and shrivelled already. Naláyà na iníng
gatóng. This firewood is dry now. Palayáa
ang kawáyan ánay kag ugáling guyúron
mo. Let the bamboo get dry first and then
haul it. Nalayáan kamí sing madámù nga
tanúm tungúd sang lakás nga ínit. Many
of our plants withered away on account of
the excessive heat. (cf. malá, ugá, layóng,
layâ).

layâ, Dry, faded, withered, exsiccated,
parched, wrinkled and shrivelled, sear,
sere; to be completely dry, become faded,
etc. Layâ nga búlak. A faded flower. Layâ
nga dáhon. A withered leaf. Naglayâ na
ang búlak. The flower has faded already.
Nalayaán akó sináng mga dáhon. Those
eaves seem to me to have withered. Those
leaves are too wrinkled or shrivelled for
me. (cf. láyà, layóng).

laya
Definition: see laya1 see laya2

laya2
Definition: (adj) /ma--/ free; emancipated; independent

laya1
Definition: (noun) freedom

láya see iláya.

láya - A kind of fishing net; to catch fish
with the láya-net. Diín si Fuláno?—
Nagaláya (nagapanláya, nagapangláya)
sa subâ. Where is N.N?—He is fishing in
the river with a láya-net. Magláya or
mangláya kitá. Let us go fishing with a
láya-net.

layà n k.
o.
fresh-water fish which grows 2 long and 6 wide, with big, silvery scales, spotted with black.

láyà a dried, withered up.
v {1} [B23(1)] dry, become dry or withered.
Unyà ra daúbi ang sagbut kun muláyà (maláyà) na, Burn the leaves when they become dry.
Himalatyun na ning kahúya kay nagkalayà nag mga dáhun, This tree is going to die because its leaves are withering.
{2} [B2; b6] for the ears of corn to mature.
{3} ang bágà v [B2; a12] for the lungs to be damaged from drinking too much.
n paper money (slang).
() a {1} dried up.
{2} for ears of corn to be mature.
{3} ug bágà having inflamed lungs from overindulgence in drinking.
{4} dáhung paper money (slang).

láya - Something thrown in, something
given over and above the exact measure.
See áman. Walâ gid sing láya iníng páhò
nga binakál ko? Is there nothing added to
the mangoes I have bought?

láya n a k.
o.
shallow water cast net, conical in shape, made of fine sewing thread with a fine mesh.
Weights are put on the mouth to spread the net when thrown, and when the net is lifted the weights cause the mouth to contract so that escape is impossible.
v {1} [AN; a2] catch fish with a láya.
{2} [A; a12] make into a láya.
layaláya n very thin membrane that envelopes the stomach, used as a wrapper for murkun.