mayroon

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /majɾoˈʔon/ , (relaxed) /majˈɾon/ , (colloquial) /ˈmeɾon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: may‧ro‧on, may‧roon

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

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “mayroon”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “mayroon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 705
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