mayroon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

mayron, mayro'n
meron — colloquial
mer-on — colloquial, dialectal, Batangas

Etymology

From univerbation of may (“be; have”) +‎ roon (“there”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: may‧ro‧on

IPA^(key): /majɾoˈʔon/, [maɪ̯.ɾoˈʔon]

IPA^(key): /majˈɾon/, [maɪ̯ˈɾon] (relaxed)

IPA^(key): /ˈmeɾon/, [ˈmɛ.ɾon] (colloquial)

Verb

mayroón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ᜇᜓᜂᜈ᜔)

there be; there is; there are; to have
Synonym: may

Further reading

“mayroon” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“mayroon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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