tagapamagitan
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- tagapamag-itan — dialectal, Southern Tagalog
Etymology
From taga- + pam- + pagitan.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taɡapamaˈɡitan/ [t̪ɐ.ɣɐ.pɐ.mɐˈɣiː.t̪ɐn̪]
- Rhymes: -itan
- Syllabification: ta‧ga‧pa‧ma‧gi‧tan
Noun
tagapamagitan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄᜉᜋᜄᜒᜆᜈ᜔)
- mediator; negotiator
- Synonyms: tagapamayapa, negosyador
- intermediary; go-between
- Synonym: tulay
- liaison officer
- middleman
- moderator
Further reading
- “tagapamagitan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018