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raison d'être in Tagalog

balungkaling

/ˌɹeɪzɒ̃ ˈdɛtɹə/US/ˌɹeɪzɑn ˈdɛtɹə/

raison d'être in Tagalog: balungkaling. In English, raison d'être means a reason for being; the claimed reason for the existence of something or someone; the sole or ultimate purpose of something or someone.

Tagalog words for raison d'être

reason for being
balungkaling

English meaning of raison d'être

  1. noun A reason for being; the claimed reason for the existence of something or someone; the sole or ultimate purpose of something or someone.

Full definition of raison d'être

raison d'être in a sentence

  • Surfing became his raison d’être.

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Questions about raison d'être in Tagalog

What is the meaning of raison d'être in Tagalog?
Raison d'être in Tagalog is balungkaling.
Ano ang raison d'être sa Tagalog?
Raison d'être: balungkaling.
What does raison d'être mean in English?
Raison d'être means a reason for being; the claimed reason for the existence of something or someone; the sole or ultimate purpose of something or someone.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: raison d'être (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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