kuwentong-bayan

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From kuwento (“story; tale”) +‎ -ng- +‎ bayan (“town; people”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˌentoŋ ˈbajan/ [ˌkwɛn̪.t̪om ˈbaː.jɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ajan
  • Syllabification: ku‧wen‧tong-ba‧yan

Noun

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kuwentong-bayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. folktale; folk story

Further reading

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  • “kuwentong-bayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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