pagkamakagahum

Tagalog

Etymology

From pagka- +‎ maka- +‎ gahum (“hegemony; emperor”), literally “being towards hegemony”, with the root from Cebuano gahom (“power; authority”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɡkamakaˈɡahum/, [pɐɡ.kɐ.mɐ.xɐˈɣa.hʊm]
• Hyphenation: pag‧ka‧ma‧ka‧ga‧hum

Noun

pagkamakagahum (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜋᜃᜄᜑᜓᜋ᜔)

1. (neologism) imperialism

   Synonym: imperyalismo

References

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL