bayanimbayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From bayani (“hero”) +‎ -m- +‎ bayan (“town; people; folk”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˌjanimˈbajan/ [bɐˌjaː.n̪ɪmˈbaː.jɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ajan
  • Syllabification: ba‧ya‧nim‧ba‧yan

Noun

bayánimbáyan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜈᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔) (neologism)

  1. folk hero

Further reading

  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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