kababayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From ka- +‎ bayan, with reduplication of the first syllable of the root.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kabaˈbajan/, [kɐ.bɐˈba.jɐn]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ba‧ba‧yan

Noun

kababayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. fellow resident of the same town or province
  2. countrymen; countryfolk; compatriot
    mga kababayan ― fellow countrymen
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