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.

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