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.bɐˈba.jɐn]
- Rhymes: -ajan
- Syllabification: ka‧ba‧ba‧yan
Noun[edit]
kababayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜊᜌᜈ᜔)
- fellow resident of the same town or province
- countrymen; countryfolk; compatriot
- mga kababayan ― fellow countrymen