balyanan

Hanunoo

Alternative forms

• baliyanan

Etymology

From balyan +‎ -an. Compare Tagalog babaylan and Malay belian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balˈjanan/ [bɐlˈjɐ.nɐn]
• Rhymes: -anan
• Syllabification: bal‧ya‧nan

Noun

balyanan (Hanunoo spelling ᜪᜮ᜴ᜬᜨᜨ᜴)

1. shaman; medium; shaman doctor

Usage notes

• The balyanan is a class of healers with four main types, manugbulong, pamaraan, pandaniwan, and panihulan.

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 70