pagamutan

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ gamot +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌpaɡaˈmutan/ [ˌpaː.ɣɐˈmuː.t̪ɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -utan
  • Syllabification: pa‧ga‧mu‧tan

Noun

págamútan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄᜋᜓᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. (usually formal) hospital; clinic; dispensary
    Synonyms: (common) ospital, klinika
    Dinala sa malapit na pagamutan ang mga naaksidente.
    Those involved in the accident were brought to the nearby hospital.

Further reading

  • pagamutan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018