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

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- +‎ basura.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mamaˈsuɾa/ [mɐ.mɐˈsuː.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 mang- / ᜋᜅ᜔
root word basura / ᜊᜐᜓᜇ
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive  / ᜋᜋᜐᜓᜇ
complete namasura / ᜈᜋᜐᜓᜇ
progressive namamasura / ᜈᜋᜋᜐᜓᜇ
contemplative mamamasura / ᜋᜋᜋᜐᜓᜇ
recently
complete
formal kapamamasura / ᜃᜉ ᜋᜋᜐᜓᜇ
informal kakapamasura / ᜃᜃᜉᜋᜐᜓᜇ
kapapamasura / ᜃᜉᜉᜋᜐᜓᜇ
imperative pamasura1 / ᜉ ᜋᜐᜓᜇ

1 Dialectal use only. Not used in Standard Tagalog.

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