bayani
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Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog bayani, in turn a borrowing from Kapampangan bayani, from Proto-Philippine *baʀani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani (“brave, bold; dare to do”). Cognate with Cebuano bagani, Malay berani, and Marshallese peran.
Noun
bayanì
- hero; heroine
Kapampangan
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *baʀani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani (“brave, bold; dare to do”). Cognate with Cebuano bagani, Maranao bagani, Malay berani, and Marshallese peran.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧ni
- IPA(key): /bəˈjaniʔ/, [bəˈjäː.nɛʔ]
- IPA(key): /bəˈjani/, [bəˈjäː.nɛ] (obsolete)
Noun
bayánî
- hero; valiant
- Synonym: balienti
Derived terms
- Aldo da ring Bayani
- kabayanian
- mabayani
- mamayani
Related terms
- batubalani
Descendants
- → Tagalog: bayani
See also
- tapang
Adjective
bayánî
- valiant
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Kapampangan bayani, from Proto-Philippine *baʀani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani (“brave, bold; dare to do”). Cognate with Cebuano bagani, Maranao bagani, Malay berani, and Marshallese peran. Doublet of balani.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧ya‧ni
- IPA(key): /baˈjani/, [bɐˈja.nɪ]
Noun
bayani (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜈᜒ)
- hero
- mutual aid; cooperative endeavor
- Synonyms: tulungan, usungan, damayan
- person who offers free service in a cooperative endeavor
- Synonyms: kasaknong, kausong, katulong
Derived terms
- Araw ng mga Bayani
- bayanihan
- bayanihin
- kabayanihan
- magbayani
- magpakabayani
- mamayani
- mambayani
- matang-bayani
- nakapamamayani
- pabayani
- pagbayanihan
- pagkabayani
- pamamayani
See also
- balyente
- kisig
- tapang
Further reading
- “bayani”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Fr. Pedro de San Buena Ventura (1613), Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 449: “Obra) Bayani [(pp)] queſe hace de comun”
- Fr. Pedro de San Buena Ventura (1613), Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 592: “Valiente) Bayani(pp) y de fuerças”