bayani

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog bayani, in turn a borrowing from Kapampangan bayani, from Proto-Philippine *baʀani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani (“brave, bold; dare to do”). Cognate with Cebuano bagani, Malay berani, and Marshallese peran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈjaniʔ/, [baˈja.n̪iʔ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧ni

Noun

bayanì

1. hero; heroine

   Synonym: heroe

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَيَان (bayān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bà.jáː.nìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bɛ̀.jáː.nìː]

Noun

bàyānī̀ m (possessed form bàyānìn)

1. explanation

Kapampangan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *baʀani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani (“brave, bold; dare to do”). Cognate with Cebuano bagani, Maranao bagani, Malay berani, and Marshallese peran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈjaniʔ/, [bəˈjäː.niʔ]

• IPA^(key): /bəˈjani/, [bəˈjäː.ni] (obsolete)
• Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧ni

Noun

bayánî

1. hero; valiant

   Synonym: balienti

Derived terms

• Aldo da ring Bayani
• kabayanian
• mabayani
• mamayani

 

Related terms

• batubalani

 

Descendants

• → Tagalog: bayani

See also

• tapang

Adjective

bayánî

1. valiant

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَيَان (bayān).

Pronunciation

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Noun

bayani (n class, plural bayani)

1. eloquence, rhetoric

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Kapampangan bayani, from Proto-Philippine *baʀani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani (“brave, bold; dare to do”). Cognate with Cebuano bagani, Maranao bagani, Malay berani, and Marshallese peran. Doublet of balani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈjani/, [bɐˈja.nɪ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧ni

Noun

bayani (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜈᜒ)

1. hero
2. mutual aid; cooperative endeavor

   Synonyms: tulungan, usungan, damayan

3. person who offers free service in a cooperative endeavor

   Synonyms: kasaknong, kausong, katulong

Derived terms

• Araw ng mga Bayani
• bayanihan
• bayanihin
• kabayanihan
• magbayani
• magpakabayani
• mamayani
• mambayani
• matang-bayani
• nakapamamayani
• pabayani
• pagbayanihan
• pagkabayani
• pamamayani

 

See also

• balyente
• kisig
• tapang

 

Further reading

• “bayani”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 449: “Obra) Bayani [(pp)] queſe hace de comun”
  • page 592: “Valiente) Bayani(pp) y de fuerças”