mag-ama

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *maʀ-amax. By surface analysis, mag- +‎ ama.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maɡʔaˈma/ [mɐɡ.ʔɐˈma]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: mag-a‧ma

Noun

mag-amá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜀᜋ)

  1. father and child
    Synonym: magtatay

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Further reading

  • “mag-ama”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*amax”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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