bayanimbayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From bayani (“hero”) +‎ -m- +‎ bayan (“town; people; folk”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˌjanimˈbajan/ [bɐˌjaː.n̪ɪmˈbaː.jɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ajan
• Syllabification: ba‧ya‧nim‧ba‧yan

Noun

bayánimbáyan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜈᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔) (neologism)

1. folk hero

Further reading

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL