kalayaan

Etymology
From. Used by in 1882 (originally as ) as an equivalent for  in his Tagalog translation of 's El Amor Patrio. The word was then used in 1886 by Rizal for his search for an equivalent for while translating 's drama, . Later adopted by the Katipunan to articulate their separatist ideology against the Spanish Empire.

Noun

 * 1) freedom; liberty

Noun

 * 1) libertinage; self-abandonment