3. as contrasted with city, town or province: probinsiya, lalawigan
people
n.
1. men, women and children, persons: mga tao
2. race, nation: lahi, bansa
3. persons in general, the public: madla, publiko, mga tao, bayan, taong-bayan
public
adj.
1. of the people: ng madla, ng publiko
2. belonging to the people: pambayan, ng bayan
3. for the people, serving the people: panlahat, pangkalahatan, pangmadla, pambayan, pangmamamayan
4. known to many or all: hayag, kalat, alam ng lahat
n.
1. all the people: mga tao, taong-bayan, madla, masa
2. in public, publicly, openly, not in private or secretly: hayagan, lantaran
town
n.
hall, a building used for a towns business: munisipyo, gusaling-bayan
highway
n.
a public road: lansangang-bayan, haywey, daangbayan
popular
adj.
1. liked by most people: popular, bantog, sikat, kilalang-kilala, tanyag
2. widespread: laganap, palasak, popular, kalat
3. liked by acquaintances or associates: popular, kilala, matunog, tanyag, litaw
4. of the people, by the people: ng mga tao, pangmadla, ng madla, ng bayan, ng masa
5. representing the people: kumakatawan sa mga tao, kinakatawan ng mga tao
6. suited to the people: karaniwan, pangkaraniwan
folk-song
n.
katutubong awit, awiting bayan
land
n.
1. ground, soil: lupa
2. a country and its people: bansa, bayan, lupa, lupang-tinubuan, inang-bayan
v.
1. to come to earth: bumaba, lumapag
2. to go on shore from a ship or boat: bumaba, lumunsad, umahon
3. to put on shore from a ship or boat: maglunsad, ilunsad, magdiskarga, idiskarga, magbaba, ibaba
4. to arrive: humantong, mahantong, ihantong, bumagsak, ibagsak
local
adj.
of a place, having to do with a place or places: lokal pampook, pampurok, pambayan, ng bayan, panlungsod, panlunsod, pambansa, nasyonal
home
n.
the place where one lives: tahanan, bahay
v.
to go home: umuwi (sa bahay o sa sariling-bayan)
libot
v.
lumibot (-um-) to go around, to wander. Lumibot siya sa paligid ng bahay. He went around the outside of the house. maglibot (mag-) to go around, to wander. Maglibot ka sa bayan. Go around the town.
tanggol
n.
defense magtanggol, itanggol (mag-:i-)
v.
to defend ipagtanggol (ipag-)
v.
to defend. Ipagtanggol mo ang inyong bayan. Defend your country.
baha
n.
flood binaha' (-in)
v.
(phenomenal verb) to flood. Binaha ang buong bayan. The whole town was flooded. bumaha' (um-)
v.
(phenomenal verb) to flood. Bumaha dahil sa lakas ng ulan. I flooded because of the strong rain.
ikot
v.
umikot (-um-) to turn around, to turn outward, to revolve. Umikot siya sa buong bahay. She went around the house. mag-ikot, iikot (mag-:-i)
v.
to turn around or to take around. Iikot mo siya sa buong bayan. Take him all around town.
kababayan
n.
townmate (from bayan ) [var. kabayan]
lusob
v.
lumusob (-um-) to attack, to assault. Lumusob ang mga masasamang loob sa bayan. The bandits attacked the town. manlusob, lusubin (mang-:-in)
v.
to attack, to assault. Linusob nila ang mga kaaway. They assaulted their enemies.
maging
v.
1. to be, to become
2. transient (active) particle word or phrase modified is something coming into being, arising at the time specified by the tense-form of the particle. Siya ay naging hukom. He became a judge. Naging bantog siya sa buong bayan. He became famous throughout the whole town.