mambugaw

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- +‎ bugaw.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mamˈbuɡaw/ [mɐmˈbuː.ɣaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -uɡaw
  • Syllabification: mam‧bu‧gaw

Verb

mambugaw (complete nambugaw, progressive nambubugaw, contemplative mambubugaw, 3rd actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔)

  1. to scare away; to shoo
  2. to exploit someone into prostitution

Inflection

Verb conjugation for mambugaw
affix mang- / ᜋᜅ᜔
root word bugaw / ᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive  / ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔
complete nambugaw / ᜈᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔
progressive nambubugaw / ᜈᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔
contemplative mambubugaw / ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔
recently
complete
formal kapambubugaw / ᜃᜉ ᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔
informal kakapambugaw / ᜃᜃᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔
kapapambugaw / ᜃᜉᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔
imperative pambugaw1 / ᜉ ᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔

1 Dialectal use only. Not used in Standard Tagalog.