mandaraya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• mandadaya
• manraraya, mangraraya — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From man- +‎ daya with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌmandaˈɾajaʔ/ [ˌmaːn.dɐˌɾaːˈjaʔ] (noun)
  • IPA^(key): /mandaˈɾajaʔ/ [mɐn.dɐˈɾaː.jɐʔ] (verb)
• Rhymes: -ajaʔ
• Syllabification: man‧da‧ra‧ya

Noun

mándarayà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜇᜌ)

1. cheater; a person who cheats
2. conman; swindler

See also

• manggugulang

 

Verb

mandarayà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜇᜌ)

1. contemplative aspect of mandaya

Further reading

• “mandaraya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018