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bayanihan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
bayani-han
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Mutual cooperation for the public good.

Uncountable

name

A barangay of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani Proto-Philippine *baʀani Kapampangan bayanibor. Tagalog bayani Proto-Austronesian *-an Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an Proto-Philippine *-an Tagalog -an Tagalog -han Tagalog bayanihanbor. English bayanihan Borrowed from Tagalog bayanihan.

Usage

Questions

What does bayanihan mean?
Mutual cooperation for the public good.
Where does bayanihan come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani Proto-Philippine *baʀani Kapampangan bayanibor. Tagalog bayani Proto-Austronesian *-an Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an Proto-Philippine *-an Tagalog -an Tagalog -han Tagalog bayanihanbor. English bayanihan Borrowed from Tagalog bayanihan.

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