kabataan

Tagalog

Etymology

From bata +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kabaˈtaʔan/ [kɐ.bɐˈta.ʔɐn]
• Rhymes: -aʔan
• Syllabification: ka‧ba‧ta‧an

Noun

kabataan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜆᜀᜈ᜔)

1. youth (young persons, collectively)
2. youth (part of life following childhood)

   Synonyms: kamusmusan, pagkabata, kilaw

3. youth (quality or state of being young)

   Synonym: pagkabata

See also

• menor de edad

 

Further reading

• “kabataan” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “kabataan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018