mamasura

Cebuano

Etymology

mam- +‎ basura

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧ma‧su‧ra

Verb

mamasura

1. to salvage reusable or recyclable materials from trash

Noun

mamasura

1. a waste picker

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mamasura.

Derived terms

• mamasurahay

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- +‎ basura.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mamaˈsuɾa/ [mɐ.mɐˈsu.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: ma‧ma‧su‧ra

Verb

mamasura (complete namasura, progressive namamasura, contemplative mamamasura, 3rd actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜐᜓᜇ)

1. to pick reusable or recyclable materials from garbage; to scavenge
   • 1988, Philippine Labor:

     Kaya lang naman namamasura ay dahil sa hirap ng buhay. Hanggang dito na lang ba kami?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for mamasura

Affix		Root word			Trigger
mang- ᜋᜅ᜔		basura ᜊᜐᜓᜇ			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
mamasura ᜋᜋᜐᜓᜇ	namasura ᜈᜋᜐᜓᜇ	namamasura ᜈᜋᜋᜐᜓᜇ	mamamasura ᜋᜋᜋᜐᜓᜇ	formal	kapamamasura ᜃᜉᜋᜋᜐᜓᜇ	pamasura1 ᜉ ᜋᜐᜓᜇ
				informal	kakapamasura ᜃᜃᜉᜋᜐᜓᜇ kapapamasura ᜃᜉᜉᜋᜐᜓᜇ
1 Not used in Standard Tagalog. Dialectal use only.

Related terms

• mamamasura
• pamamasura