crush ng bayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From English crush (“hearththrob; object of infatuation”) +‎ ng (“of”) +‎ bayan (“people; town”), literally “crush of the town”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌkɾaʃ naŋ ˈbajan/ [ˌkɾaʃ n̪ɐm ˈbaː.jɐn̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˌkɾas naŋ ˈbajan/ [ˌkɾas n̪ɐm ˈbaː.jɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ajan
• Syllabification: crush ng ba‧yan

Noun

crush ng bayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜌᜈ᜔) (slang)

1. person crushed on or admired by many people