"balikbayan" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: balikbayans [plural]
Etymology: From Tagalog balikbayan, from balik (“to return”) + bayan (“home country”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tl|balikbayan}} Tagalog balikbayan, {{m|tl|balik||to return}} balik (“to return”), {{m|tl|bayan||home country}} bayan (“home country”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} balikbayan (plural balikbayans)
  1. (Philippines) A Filipino returning to the Philippines after spending time in another country. Tags: Philippines Derived forms: balikbayan box
    Sense id: en-balikbayan-en-noun-9E2HLJlL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Philippine English

Noun [Tagalog]

IPA: /balikˈbajan/, [bɐ.lɪkˈba.jɐn] Forms: ᜊᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔ [Baybayin]
Etymology: From balik + bayan. Etymology templates: {{compound|tl|balik|bayan}} balik + bayan Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} balikbayan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔)
  1. expatriate that returns to their native country (especially Filipinos) Derived forms: magbalikbayan, pagbabalikbayan

Inflected forms

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