mambabatas

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /mambaˈbatas/ [mɐm.bɐˈbaː.t̪ɐs]
    • Rhymes: -atas
  • IPA^(key): /mambabaˈtas/ [mɐm.bɐ.bɐˈt̪as] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: mam‧ba‧ba‧tas

Noun

mambabatas (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜊᜆᜐ᜔)

1. lawmaker; legislator; solon

   Synonyms: (male) lehislador, (female) lehisladora

Related terms

• batasan

See also

• abogado

Further reading

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