kababayan
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Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ka- + bayan, with reduplication of the first syllable of the root.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kabaˈbajan/ [kɐ.bɐˈbaː.jɐn̪]
- Rhymes: -ajan
- Syllabification: ka‧ba‧ba‧yan
Noun
[edit]kababayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜊᜌᜈ᜔)
- fellow resident of the same town or province
- Synonym: paisano
- countrymen; countryfolk; compatriot
- Synonym: paisano
- mga kababayan ― fellow countrymen