Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From kuwento (“story; tale”) + -ng- + bayan (“town; people”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /kuˌentoŋ ˈbajan/, [ˌkwɛn.tom ˈba.jɐn]
- Hyphenation: ku‧wen‧tong-ba‧yan
kuwentong-bayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔)
- folktale; folk story
Further reading[edit]
- “kuwentong-bayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018