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Balinese
Romanization
kabayan
- Romanization of ᬓᬩᬬᬦ᭄
Javanese
Romanization
kabayan
- Romanization of ꦏꦧꦪꦤ꧀
Old Javanese
Etymology
Affixed wayah (“time”) + ka- -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ba.jan/
- Rhymes: -yan
- Hyphenation: ka‧ba‧yan
Adjective
kabayan
- old
Noun
kabayan
- elder, chief, leader
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- "kabayan" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Tagalog
Etymology
From ka- + bayan (“town; homeland”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kabayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜌᜈ᜔)
- someone from the same town or country; fellow citizen
- Synonyms: kababayan, paisano
Hoy kabayan! Kumusta?- Hey someone from the same town as me! How is it going?
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