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Tagalog
Etymology
From mang- + gawa with initial reduplication.
Pronunciation
Noun
manggagawà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅ᜔ᜄᜄᜏ)
- worker; laborer
- Synonyms: trabahador, obrero, operaryo
- (Christianity) ministerial worker
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “manggagawa” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “manggagawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- 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 450: “Oficial) Mangagava (pc) de qualquier oficio, ſale de gava, mangagava nang copia, oficial de ſombreros, mangagava nang calis, de eſpadas, mangagava nang boliyos, de randas.”