mamasura

mamasura

Cebuano

Etymology

mam- +‎ basura

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧ma‧su‧ra

Verb

mamasura

1. to salvage reusable or recyclable materials from trash

Noun

mamasura

1. a waste picker

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:mamasura.

Derived terms

• mamasurahay

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Tagalog

Etymology

From mang- +‎ basura.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧ma‧su‧ra

Verb

mamasura (complete namasura, progressive namamasura, contemplative mamamasura)

1. to pick reusable or recyclable materials from garbage; to scavenge
   • 1988, Philippine Labor

     Kaya lang naman namamasura ay dahil sa hirap ng buhay. Hanggang dito na lang ba kami?

Conjunction

Verb conjugation for mamasura

Affix		Root word			Trigger
mang-		basura			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
mamasura	namasura	namamasura	mamamasura	formal	pamasura1	kapamamasura
				informal	kakapamasura kapapamasura
1 Not used in Standard Tagalog. Dialectal use only.