mandaraya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • mandadaya
  • manraraya, mangraraya — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From man- +‎ daya with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˌmandaˈɾajaʔ/ [ˌman̪.d̪ɐˈɾaː.jɐʔ] (noun)
    • IPA(key): /mandaˈɾajaʔ/ [mɐn̪.d̪ɐˈɾaː.jɐʔ], (now chiefly regional) /manˌdaˈɾajaʔ/ [mɐn̪ˌd̪aːˈɾaː.jɐʔ] (verb)
  • Rhymes: -ajaʔ
  • Syllabification: man‧da‧ra‧ya

Noun

mándarayà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜇᜌ)

  1. cheater; a person who cheats
  2. conman; swindler

See also

  • manggugulang

Verb

mandarayà or mandárayà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜇᜌ)

  1. contemplative aspect of mandaya

Further reading

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