mag-aaral

Tagalog

Etymology

From mag- +‎ aral, from an initial reduplication of aral.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /maɡʔaˈʔaɾal/ [mɐɡ.ʔɐˈʔaː.ɾɐl], (now chiefly regional) /maɡˌʔaˈʔaɾal/ [mɐɡˌʔaːˈʔaː.ɾɐl] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -aɾal
    • IPA(key): /maɡʔaʔaˈɾal/ [mɐɡ.ʔɐ.ʔɐˈɾal] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: mag-a‧a‧ral

Verb

mag-aaral (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜀᜀᜇᜎ᜔)

  1. contemplative aspect of mag-aral
    Mag-aaral ang bata sa bahay.
    The child will study at home.

Noun

mag-aarál (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜀᜀᜇᜎ᜔)

  1. student
    Synonyms: estudyante, (male, dated) alumno, (female, dated) alumna, (male, dated) kolehiyal, (female, dated) kolehiyala
    Nasa bahay ang kuwaderno ng mag-aaral.
    The notebook of the student is at home.

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