bayani

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Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog bayani, in turn a borrowing from Kapampangan bayani, from Proto-Philippine *baʀani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani (“brave, bold; dare to do”). Cognate with Cebuano bagani, Malay berani, and Marshallese peran.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈjaniʔ/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧ni

Noun

bayanì

  1. hero; heroine
    Synonym: heroe

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَيَان (bayān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bà.jáː.nìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):

Noun

bàyānī̀ m (possessed form bàyānìn)

  1. explanation

Kapampangan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *baʀani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani (“brave, bold; dare to do”). Cognate with Cebuano bagani, Maranao bagani, Malay berani, and Marshallese peran.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈjaniʔ/
  • IPA(key): /bəˈjani/ (obsolete)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧ni

Noun

bayánî

  1. hero; valiant
    Synonym: balienti

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Tagalog: bayani

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Adjective

bayánî

  1. valiant

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَيَان (bayān).

Pronunciation

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Noun

bayani (n class, plural bayani)

  1. eloquence, rhetoric

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Kapampangan bayani, from Proto-Philippine *baʀani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani (“brave, bold; dare to do”). Expected word would be *bagani if directly inherited. Cognate with Cebuano bagani, Maranao bagani, Malay berani, and Marshallese peran. Doublet of balani.

Pronunciation

Noun

bayani (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜈᜒ)

  1. hero
  2. mutual aid; cooperative endeavor
    Synonyms: tulungan, usungan, damayan
  3. person who offers free service in a cooperative endeavor
    Synonyms: kasaknong, kausong, katulong

Derived terms

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