magnanakaw
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
- magnanacao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
- magna — clipping, colloquial
Etymology edit
From mag- + nakaw, with partial reduplication of the root, nakaw.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog)
- Rhymes: -akaw
- Syllabification: mag‧na‧na‧kaw
Noun edit
mágnanákaw (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜈᜈᜃᜏ᜔)
- thief; robber
- Synonyms: kawatan, ladron, makati ang kamay, dahit, (slang) dorobo, (slang) teksas, (idiomatic) kaaway ng liwanag
- Mag-ingat sa mga magnanakaw diyan sa tiyangge.
- Beware of thieves at the flea market.
See also edit
Verb edit
magnanakaw (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜈᜈᜃᜏ᜔)
Further reading edit
- “magnanakaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018