lakas-tao
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Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From lakas + tao. Possible calque of English manpower.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laˌkas ˈtaʔo/ [lɐˌxas ˈtaː.ʔo]
- Rhymes: -aʔo
- Syllabification: la‧kas-ta‧o
Noun
[edit]lakás-tao (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜂ)
Further reading
[edit]- “lakas-tao”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018