kabayan

See also: Kabayan

Balinese

Romanization

kabayan

1. Romanization of ᬓᬩᬬᬦ᭄

Javanese

Romanization

kabayan

1. Romanization of ꦏꦧꦪꦤ꧀

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed wayah (“time”) +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ba.jan/
• Rhymes: -yan
• Hyphenation: ka‧ba‧yan

Adjective

kabayan

1. old

Noun

kabayan

1. elder, chief, leader

Derived terms

• aṅabaya
• aṅabayan
• aṅabayani

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦏꦧꦪꦤ꧀ (kabayan)
• → Balinese: ᬓᬩᬬᬦ᭄ (kabayan)

Further reading

• "kabayan" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Sundanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese kabayan.

Noun

kabayan (Sundanese script ᮊᮘᮚᮔ᮪)

1. (historical, obsolete) guard of the paséban (hall)
2. village official in charge of affairs
3. one who is ordered to do something (e.g. messenger)
4. (proper noun, often followed by si) a popular Sundanese folktale character, comparable to Eulenspiegel or Nasreddin

Further reading

• "KABAJAN", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

Tagalog

Etymology

From ka- +‎ bayan (“town; homeland”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈbajan/ [kɐˈbaː.jɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ajan
• Syllabification: ka‧ba‧yan

Noun

kabayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

1. someone from the same town or country; fellow citizen

   Synonyms: kababayan, paisano

   Hoy kabayan! Kumusta?

   Hey someone from the same town as me! How is it going?

Derived terms

• magkabayan

Further reading

• “kabayan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kabayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018