mamamayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- +‎ bayan with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌmamamaˈjan/ [ˌmaː.mɐ.mɐˈjan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ma‧ma‧ma‧yan

Noun

mámamayán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜋᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. citizen

See also

Further reading

  • mamamayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018