lakas-tao

Tagalog

Etymology

From lakas +‎ tao. Possible calque of English manpower.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˌkas ˈtaʔo/ [lɐˌxas ˈtaː.ʔo]
• Rhymes: -aʔo
• Syllabification: la‧kas-ta‧o

Noun

lakás-tao (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜂ)

1. manpower

   Synonym: bisig

Further reading

• “lakas-tao”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018