Kabayan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kababayan

Etymology

From bayan (“town, homeland”).

Noun

Kabayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

1. countryman or someone from the same town

Usage notes

• Kabayan is the proper way to address fellow Filipinos (meaning "coming from the same country", or "fellow countryman").