tagapamagitan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tagapamag-itan — dialectal, Southern Tagalog

Etymology

From taga- +‎ pam- +‎ pagitan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taɡapamaˈɡitan/ [t̪ɐ.ɣɐ.pɐ.mɐˈɣiː.t̪ɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -itan
• Syllabification: ta‧ga‧pa‧ma‧gi‧tan

Noun

tagapamagitan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄᜉᜋᜄᜒᜆᜈ᜔)

1. mediator; negotiator

   Synonyms: tagapamayapa, negosyador

2. intermediary; go-between

   Synonym: tulay

3. liaison officer
4. middleman
5. moderator

Further reading

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