bayani

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Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog bayani, in turn a borrowing from Kapampangan bayani, from Proto-Philippine *baʀani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani (brave, bold; dare to do). Cognate with Cebuano bagani, Malay berani, and Marshallese peran.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈjaniʔ/ [baˈja.n̪iʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧ni

Noun

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bayanì

  1. hero; heroine
    Synonym: heroe

Hausa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic بَيَان (bayān).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bà.jáː.nìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [bɛ̀.jáː.nìː]

Noun

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bàyānī̀ m (possessed form bàyānìn)

  1. explanation

Kapampangan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *baʀani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani (brave, bold; dare to do). Cognate with Cebuano bagani, Maranao bagani, Malay berani, and Marshallese peran.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈjaniʔ/ [bəˈjäː.niʔ]
  • IPA(key): /bəˈjani/ [bəˈjäː.ni] (obsolete)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧ni

Noun

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bayánî

  1. hero; valiant
    Synonym: balienti

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Tagalog: bayani

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Adjective

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bayánî

  1. valiant

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic بَيَان (bayān).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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bayani (n class, plural bayani)

  1. eloquence, rhetoric

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Kapampangan bayani, from Proto-Philippine *baʀani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani (brave, bold; dare to do). Expected word would be *bagani if directly inherited. Cognate with Cebuano bagani, Maranao bagani, Malay berani, and Marshallese peran. Doublet of balani.

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Noun

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bayani (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜈᜒ)

  1. hero
  2. mutual aid; cooperative endeavor
    Synonyms: tulungan, usungan, damayan
  3. person who offers free service in a cooperative endeavor
    Synonyms: kasaknong, kausong, katulong

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