kapitbansa

Tagalog

Etymology

From kapit +‎ bansa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌkapitbanˈsaʔ/ [ˌkaː.pɪt̪.bɐn̪ˈsaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧pit‧ban‧sa

Noun

kápitbansâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔ᜐ)

1. neighboring country or nation

Further reading

• “kapitbansa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018