mayroon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• mayron, mayro'n
• meron — colloquial
• mer-on — colloquial, dialectal, Batangas

Etymology

From univerbation of may (“be; have”) +‎ roon (“there”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /majɾoˈʔon/ [maɪ̯.ɾoˈʔon]
    • Rhymes: -on
    • Syllabification: may‧ro‧on
  • IPA^(key): /majˈɾon/ [maɪ̯ˈɾon] (relaxed)
    • Syllabification: may‧roon
  • IPA^(key): /ˈmeɾon/ [ˈmɛ.ɾon] (colloquial)

Verb

mayroón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ᜇᜓᜂᜈ᜔)

1. (pseudoverb) there be; there is; there are; to have

   Synonym: may

Adjective

mayroón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ᜇᜓᜂᜈ᜔)

1. has; possessed; owned

   Synonym: taglay

2. (colloquial) undergoing menstruation (of a woman)
3. (colloquial) rich; affluent; well-to-do

   Synonym: maykaya

Further reading

• “mayroon” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “mayroon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 705