mambabatas

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- +‎ batas (“law”), with partial reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mambaˈbatas/ [mɐm.bɐˈbaː.t̪ɐs]
  • Rhymes: -atas
  • Syllabification: mam‧ba‧ba‧tas

Noun

mambabatas (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜊᜆᜐ᜔)

  1. lawmaker; legislator; solon
    Synonyms: (male) lehislador, (female) lehisladora

See also

Further reading

  • “mambabatas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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