Kabisayaan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Bisaya +‎ ka- -an. Compare Cebuano Kabisay-an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /kabisaˈjaʔan/ [kɐ.bɪ.sɐˈjaː.ʔɐn̪] (common)
      • Rhymes: -aʔan
    • IPA(key): /kabisajaˈʔan/ [kɐ.bɪ.sɐ.jɐˈʔan̪]
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: Ka‧bi‧sa‧ya‧an

Proper noun

Kabisayaan or Kabisayaán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜐᜌᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. Visayas (a region of the Philippines)
  2. the Visayan peoples and languages

Further reading

  • “Kabisayaan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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