EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
town center, downtown...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ba-ya-NAN/
FIL: Ang sentro o kabayanan ng isang munisipalidad o lungsod kung saan matatagpuan ang mga pangunahing gusali tulad ng munisipyo, simbahan, at palengke.
EN: town center, downtown
Basically "the bayan of the bayan." It's the downtown area, the poblacion, where all the action happens. It's where you find the city hall, the main church, the public market, and probably the only Jollibee for miles. If your lola tells you to go to the "**bayanan**," she means the main commercial district, not the entire country.
From "bayan" (town) + "-an" suffix, denoting a place.
ROOT MEANING: town; country; nation; people
Often used interchangeably with "bayan" when referring to the town proper. Synonymous with 'poblacion' or 'sentro'.
🇵🇭 Nasa bayanan ang bagong bukas na bangko.
🇺🇸 The newly opened bank is in the town center.
🇵🇭 Magkita tayo sa plasa sa bayanan.
🇺🇸 Let's meet at the plaza in downtown.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.