mamamayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- +‎ bayan with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌmamamaˈjan/ [ˌmaː.mɐ.mɐˈjan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ma‧ma‧ma‧yan

Noun

mámamayán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜋᜌᜈ᜔)

1. citizen

See also

• sibilyan

 

Further reading

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