pagamutan

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ gamot +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌpaɡaˈmutan/ [ˌpaː.ɣɐˈmuː.t̪ɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -utan
• Syllabification: pa‧ga‧mu‧tan

Noun

págamútan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄᜋᜓᜆᜈ᜔)

1. (usually formal) hospital; clinic; dispensary

   Synonyms: (common) ospital, klinika

   Dinala sa malapit na pagamutan ang mga naaksidente.

   Those involved in the accident are brought to the nearby hospital.

Further reading

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