manggagawa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• mangagawa — obsolete

Etymology

From mang- +‎ gawa with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /maŋɡaˈɡawaʔ/, [mɐŋ.ɡɐˈɣa.wɐʔ]
  • IPA^(key): /maŋɡaɡaˈwaʔ/, [mɐŋ.ɡɐ.ɣɐˈwaʔ] (obsolete)
• Rhymes: -awaʔ
• Syllabification: mang‧ga‧ga‧wa

Noun

manggagawà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅ᜔ᜄᜄᜏ)

1. worker; laborer

   Synonyms: trabahador, obrero, operaryo

2. (Christianity) ministerial worker

Derived terms

• Araw ng mga Manggagawa
• kamanggagawa

 

See also

• ministro

 

Further reading

• “manggagawa” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “manggagawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018