mapag-aruga

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *ma-

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-

Tagalog ma-

Proto-Austronesian *paʀ-

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀ-

Proto-Philippine *paʀ-

Tagalog pag-

Tagalog mapag-

Tagalog aruga

Tagalog mapag-aruga

From mapag- + aruga.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mapaɡʔaɾuˈɡaʔ/ [mɐ.pɐɡ̠.ʔɐ.ɾʊˈɣ̠aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ma‧pag-a‧ru‧ga

Adjective

mapag-arugâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜄ᜔ᜀᜇᜓᜄ)

1. caring; loving

Further reading

• “mapag-aruga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018