dagdag-yaman

Tagalog

Alternative forms

dagdag yaman
dagrag yaman — obsolete

Etymology

From dagdag +‎ yaman.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daɡˌdaɡ ˈjaman/ [dɐɡˌdaɡ ˈja.mɐn]
Rhymes: -aman
Syllabification: dag‧dag-ya‧man

Noun

dagdág-yaman (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄ᜔ᜇᜄ᜔ᜌᜋᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

act of working hard, eagerly striving to get more

Derived terms

magdagdag-yaman

See also

References

San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 28: “Afanar) Dagdag yaman (pp) ſale de dagrag, que es anadir, y de yaman, riqueças”

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