mangangatha

Tagalog

Etymology

From mang- +‎ katha with initial reduplication of the root.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌmaŋaŋatˈhaʔ/ [ˌmaː.ŋɐ.ŋɐt̪ˈhaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ma‧nga‧ngat‧ha

Noun

mángangathâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅᜅᜆ᜔ᜑ)

  1. fictionist
    Synonym: kuwentista
  2. composer
    Synonyms: kompositor, komposer
  3. poet
    Synonyms: manunula, poeta, makata, bate, bersista, bersipikador
  • mangangathambuhay
  • maykatha

Further reading

  • mangangatha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018