kuwentong-bayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From kuwento (“story; tale”) +‎ -ng- +‎ bayan (“town; people”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˌentoŋ ˈbajan/, [ˌkwɛn.tom ˈba.jɐn]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧wen‧tong-ba‧yan

Noun

kuwentong-bayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. folktale; folk story

Further reading
  • “kuwentong-bayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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