babaylan

== English == === Noun === babaylan (plural babaylans) A Philippine shaman. == Cebuano == === Etymology === From an initial reduplication of baylan, from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balian (“shaman”). Compare Malay belian. Possibly related to babaye. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ba‧bay‧lan IPA(key): /baˈbajlan/ [bɐˈbaɪ̯.l̪ɐn̪] === Noun === babáylan (Badlit spelling ᜊᜊᜌ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔) (historical) in pre-colonial Cebu; a woman, sometimes an effeminate man, who functioned as a village priestess or medium == Hiligaynon == === Noun === babáylan healer, shaman == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Cebuano babaylan, from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balian (“shaman”). Compare Ilocano baglan, Kapampangan mamalian, Hanunoo balyanan, Bikol Central balyan, Maranao waliyan, Malay belian, Central Dusun bobohizan, and Balinese balian. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /babajˈlan/ [bɐ.baɪ̯ˈlan̪] Rhymes: -an Syllabification: ba‧bay‧lan === Noun === babaylán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜌ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔) (historical) shamaness; female shaman Synonyms: katalonan, katalona, anitera ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “babaylan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “babaylan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018