bayanihan

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noun

Mutual cooperation for the public good.

OriginTagalog bayanihan ← Kapampangan bayani ← Proto-Philippine *baʀani →
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Meanings

bayanihan1

nounbayanihan (uncountable)
  1. PhilippinesuncountableMutual cooperation for the public good.

Bayanihan2

proper noun
  1. A barangay of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Origin

  1. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baʀani
  2. Proto-Philippine*baʀani
  3. Kapampanganbayani
  4. Tagalogbayani
  5. Tagalogbayanihan
  6. Englishbayanihan

Borrowed from Tagalog bayanihan.

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APA

bayanihan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bayanihan

MLA

“bayanihan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bayanihan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bayanihan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bayanihan.

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