mayroon
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Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From univerbation of may (“be; have”) + roon (“there”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /majɾoˈʔon/ [maɪ̯.ɾoˈʔon], (relaxed) /majˈɾon/ [maɪ̯ˈɾon], (colloquial) /ˈmeɾon/ [ˈmɛ.ɾon]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: may‧ro‧on, may‧roon
Verb[edit]
mayroón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ᜇᜓᜂᜈ᜔)
Adjective[edit]
mayroón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ᜇᜓᜂᜈ᜔)
- has; possessed; owned
- Synonym: taglay
- (colloquial) undergoing menstruation (of a woman)
- (colloquial) rich; affluent; well-to-do
- Synonym: maykaya
Further reading[edit]
- “mayroon” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “mayroon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 705