mayroon

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From univerbation of may (“be; have”) +‎ roon (“there”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /majˈɾon/, (relaxed)

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeɾon/, (colloquial)
  • Hyphenation: may‧ro‧on

Verb

mayroón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ᜇᜓᜂᜈ᜔)

  1. (pseudoverb) there be; there is; there are; to have
    Synonym: may

Adjective

mayroón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ᜇᜓᜂᜈ᜔)

  1. has; possessed; owned
    Synonym: taglay
  2. (colloquial) undergoing menstruation (of a woman)
  3. (colloquial) rich; affluent; well-to-do
    Synonym: maykaya

Further reading

  • “mayroon” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “mayroon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 705
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