balyanan

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Hanunoo

Alternative forms

Etymology

From balyan +‎ -an. Compare Tagalog babaylan and Malay belian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balˈjanan/
  • Rhymes: -anan
  • Syllabification: bal‧ya‧nan

Noun

balyanan (Hanunoo spelling ᜪᜮ᜴ᜬᜨᜨ᜴)

  1. shaman; medium; shaman doctor

Usage notes

Further reading

  • Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 70
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