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Tagalog
Etymology
Reduplication of hari + -an.
Pronunciation
Noun
harí-harian (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜇᜒᜑᜇᜒᜀᜈ᜔)
- false king; pseudo-king
1980, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Gantimpala: Cultural Center of the Philippines literary awards:Ang mga "hari-harian" sa kani-kanilang pook; noong una'y sa mga Kastila lamang ito ikinapit subali't nang lumao'y sa Pilipino na rin.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- a kind of children's game
- bully
- Synonym: maton
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