taong-bayan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• taumbayan — superseded, pre-1977

Etymology

From tao +‎ -ng- +‎ bayan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌtaʔoŋ ˈbajan/ [ˌt̪aː.ʔom ˈbaː.jɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ajan
• Syllabification: ta‧ong-ba‧yan

Noun

taong-bayan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂᜅ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

1. the public; the people; the masses

   Synonyms: publiko, bayan, madla

Further reading

• “taong-bayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018