kuwentong-bayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From kuwento (“story; tale”) +‎ -ng- +‎ bayan (“town; people”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˌentoŋ ˈbajan/ [ˌkwɛːn.tom ˈbaː.jɐn]
• Rhymes: -ajan
• Syllabification: ku‧wen‧tong-ba‧yan

Noun

kuwentong-bayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

1. folktale; folk story

Further reading

• “kuwentong-bayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018