Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From digmaan (war) +‎ -g- +‎ bayan (town; people). Calque of English people's war, or a direct calque of Mandarin 人民戰爭人民战争 (rénmín zhànzhēng).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /diɡˌmaʔaŋ ˈbajan/ [d̪ɪɡˌmaː.ʔɐm ˈbaː.jɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ajan
  • Syllabification: dig‧ma‧ang-ba‧yan

Noun

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digmaang-bayan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜋᜀᜅ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔) (Maoism)

  1. people's war

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