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Tagalog
Etymology
From man + din.
Pronunciation
Adverb
mandín (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔)
- unexpectedly; suddenly
- Synonyms: agad, kaagad
Nang magkita kami, mandin ay tumayo siya't nakipagbatian sa akin.- When we met, she suddenly stood up and greeted with me.
- it seems; perhaps; apparently
- Synonyms: wari, tila, marahil
Mandin ay artista siya.- She apparently is an actress.
- nevertheless; yet
- Synonym: gayumpaman
- (now chiefly Marinduque, Mindoro, Rizal, uncommon in Bulacan) definitely; indeed; without doubt
- Synonym: ngani
Namamatay mandin.- It's definitely dying.
- (Marinduque) isn't it? right?
Mahal mo mandin ako?- Don't you love me?
Usage notes
- Can be made the first word (predicate) or an enclitic particle.
- Fairly rare in contemporary Manileño Tagalog, which is the basis for Filipino.
See also
References
- “mandin” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “mandin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 890
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 693
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 767.
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte. (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 616: “Zierta mente) Tantomandin (pc) duo dic: afirmatiue, nacqita cõg tãtomãdin, vilo yo ziertamẽte.”
- page 616: “Zierta mente) Totoomandin (pc) duo dic: a firmantes, totoomandin at cundi cqita paghahampaſin nang ſangdaan, zierta mente ſinote hago dar zien açotes.”
- page 616: “Zierto) Mandin (pc) adver) afir: ſinung̃aling ca mandin, mientes zierto.”
- “mandin”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024