madlang-tao
See also: madlang tao
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- madlang tao
- madlang tauo, marlang tauo — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- madlang tawo — obsolete
Etymology
From madla (“public; much; multitude”) + -ng- + tao (“person; human”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /madˌlaŋ ˈtaʔo/ [mɐd̪ˌl̪an̪ ˈt̪aː.ʔo]
- Rhymes: -aʔo
- Syllabification: mad‧lang-ta‧o
Noun
madláng-tao (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜎᜅ᜔ᜆᜂ)
- any person; any of the people
- Synonym: sinuman
- every person; all people
- general public; masses
- Synonyms: madla, publiko, taong-bayan, (slang) madlang-pipol
- (dated) a lot of people