crush ng bayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From English crush (“hearththrob; object of infatuation”) +‎ ng (“of”) +‎ bayan (“people; town”), literally “crush of the town”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌkɾaʃ naŋ ˈbajan/ [ˌkɾaʃ n̪ɐm ˈbaː.jɐn̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌkɾas naŋ ˈbajan/ [ˌkɾas n̪ɐm ˈbaː.jɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ajan
  • Syllabification: crush ng ba‧yan

Noun

crush ng bayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜌᜈ᜔) (slang)

  1. beloved person crushed on or admired by many people
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