tatay-tatayan
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Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the reduplication of tatay + -an.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌtataj taˈtajan/ [ˌt̪aː.t̪aɪ̯ t̪ɐˈt̪aː.jɐn̪]
- Rhymes: -ajan
- Syllabification: ta‧tay-ta‧ta‧yan
Noun
[edit]tatay-tatayan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆᜌ᜔ᜆᜆᜌᜈ᜔)
- (colloquial) foster father
- Synonym: ama-amahan