Mangubat

For other uses, see Mangubat (surname).

Mangubat [lower-alpha 1] an old Tagalog and Visayan word that means "to battle or combat".[1][2]

according to Ifugao Tuwali language Mangubat refers to those who war against a group of people or country.[3]

It is mentioned in Antonio de Morga's 1609 book Sucesos de las islas Filipinas:

These Visayans are a race less inclined to agriculture, and are skilful in navigation, and eager for war and raids for pillage and booty, which they call "mangubat". This means "to go out for plunder."[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ With the ng pronounced as in finger

References

  1. ↑ Philippine On-Line Dictionary. "Search results for 'mang gubat'". Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Cebuano English Dictionary. "Search query: gubat". Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Tuwali Ifugao Dictionary". Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Antonio de Morga. "History of the Philippine Islands". Retrieved 16 July 2015.
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