kababayan

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From ka- +‎ bayan, with reduplication of the first syllable of the root.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kabaˈbajan/, [kɐ.bɐˈba.jɐn]
Hyphenation: ka‧ba‧ba‧yan

Noun edit

kababayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

fellow resident of the same town or province
countrymen; countryfolk; compatriot
mga kababayan ― fellow countrymen

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