taong-bayan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From tao +‎ -ng- +‎ bayan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌtaʔoŋ ˈbajan/, [ˌta.ʔom ˈba.jɐn]
  • Hyphenation: 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
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