mamamayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- +‎ bayan with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌmamamaˈjan/ [ˌma.mɐ.mɐˈjan]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ma‧ma‧ma‧yan

Noun

mámamayán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜋᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. citizen

Further reading
  • “mamamayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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