mandaraya

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • mandadaya
  • manraraya, mangraraya — dialectal, Teresa-Morong, informal

Etymology

From man- +‎ daya with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: man‧da‧ra‧ya
  • IPA(key): /ˌmandaˈɾajaʔ/, [ˌman.dɐˈɾa.jɐʔ] (noun)
  • IPA(key): /mandaˈɾajaʔ/, [mɐn.dɐˈɾa.jɐʔ] (verb)

Noun

mándarayà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜇᜌ)

  1. cheater; a person who cheats
  2. conman; swindler

See also
  • manggugulang

Verb

mandarayà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜇᜌ)

  1. contemplative aspect of mandaya

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