mandaragit

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • mandadagit
  • mangdaragit

Etymology

From man- +‎ dagit with initial reduplication of the root.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmandaɾaˈɡit/, [ˌman.dɐ.ɾɐˈɣit]
  • Hyphenation: man‧da‧ra‧git

Noun

mándaragít (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜇᜄᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. bird of prey (large bird that swoops down to snatch prey)
  2. (literally) swooper

Derived terms
  • ibong mandaragit

Further reading
  • “mandaragit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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