magnanakaw
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Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- magnanacao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
- magna — clipping, colloquial
Etymology[edit]
From mag- + nakaw, with partial reduplication of the root, nakaw.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog)
- Rhymes: -akaw
- Syllabification: mag‧na‧na‧kaw
Noun[edit]
mágnanákaw (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜈᜈᜃᜏ᜔)
- thief; robber
- Synonyms: kawatan, ladron, makati ang kamay, dahit, (slang) dorobo, (slang) teksas, (idiomatic) kaaway ng liwanag
- Mag-ingat sa mga magnanakaw diyan sa tiyangge.
- Beware of thieves at the flea market.
See also[edit]
Verb[edit]
magnanakaw (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜈᜈᜃᜏ᜔)
Further reading[edit]
- “magnanakaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Categories:
- Tagalog terms prefixed with mag-
- Tagalog reduplications
- Tagalog 4-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/akaw
- Rhymes:Tagalog/akaw/4 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog terms with usage examples
- Tagalog non-lemma forms
- Tagalog verb forms
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