mambabatas

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- +‎ batas (“law”), with partial reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mambaˈbatas/, [mɐm.bɐˈba.tɐs]
  • Hyphenation: mam‧ba‧ba‧tas

Noun

mambabatas (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜊᜆᜐ᜔)

  1. lawmaker; legislator; solon
    Synonyms: (male) lehislador, (female) lehisladora

See also

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