mandaragit

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Tagalog[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From man- +‎ dagit with initial reduplication of the root.

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Noun[edit]

mándaragít (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜇᜄᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. bird of prey (large bird that swoops down to snatch prey)
  2. (literally) swooper

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Further reading[edit]

  • mandaragit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018