kabayuan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly related to Kapampangan kababayuan (very recent; very fresh), from Kapampangan bayu (new).

According to Panganiban (1973), the word came from kabayo +‎ -an. Old marriage customs called for a wedding train of horseback riders led by the bride and groom, returning from the church ceremony in town to the barrio home. However, the use of glottal stop is unexplained as kabayo does not end with a glottal stop.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kabajuˈʔan/ [kɐ.bɐ.jʊˈʔan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ka‧ba‧yu‧an

Noun

kabayuán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜌᜓᜀᜈ᜔) (chiefly Batangas, obsolete)

  1. newlywed
    Synonyms: bagong kasal, bagong kinasal, bagong nag-asawa

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