manggagamot

Tagalog

Etymology

From mang- +‎ gamot, with reduplication of the first syllable of the root word.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /maŋɡaˈɡamot/ [mɐŋ.ɡɐˈɣaː.mot̪̚] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -amot
  • IPA^(key): /maŋˌɡaɡaˈmot/ [mɐŋˌɡaː.ɣɐˈmot̪̚] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -ot
• Syllabification: mang‧ga‧ga‧mot

Noun

manggagamot (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅ᜔ᜄᜄᜋᜓᜆ᜔)

1. healer; medicine man; curer; herbalist

   Synonyms: albularyo, medikilyo

2. physician; doctor; medic; paramedic

   Synonyms: doktor, mediko

Related terms

• gamot
• gamutin
• magamot
• manggamot
• panggagamot

 

See also

• hilot

Verb

manggágamót (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅ᜔ᜄᜄᜋᜓᜆ᜔)

1. contemplative aspect of manggamot

Further reading

• “manggagamot”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “manggagamot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018