kamalayan

Tagalog

Etymology

ka- + malay + -an.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧ma‧la‧yan
  • IPA(key): /kamalaˈjan/, [kɐ.mɐ.lɐˈjan]

Noun

kamalayán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜎᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. awareness; consciousness

Usage notes

The word kamalayan involves more on perception and understanding than simply sensing unlike malay.

Further reading

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