kababayan

English

Noun

kababayan (plural kababayans)

  1. (Philippines) A compatriot; a fellow Filipino.
    • 2010, Lorenzo Paran (III.), An Isteytsayd Life (page 125)
      The biggest and, I would say, most important of these businesses is the local branch of "Seafood City," a chain of Pinoy supermarkets, where all the kababayans go to get home-style patis, toyo, suka, […]

Tagalog

Etymology

From ka- +‎ bayan, with reduplication of the first syllable of the root.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kabaˈbajan/ [kɐ.bɐˈbaː.jɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ajan
  • Syllabification: ka‧ba‧ba‧yan

Noun

kababayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. fellow resident of the same town or province; fellow citizen
    Synonyms: paisano, kabayan
  2. countrymen; countryfolk; compatriot
    Synonyms: paisano, kabayan
    mga kababayan ― fellow countrymen
  3. muffin-like bread in the shape of a salakot

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