pagkamao
التعريفات والمعاني
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
From pagka- + mao (“to be; the same; that”). Literally, "the state of being what it is."
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: pag‧ka‧ma‧o
IPA(key): /paɡkaˈmaʔo/
=== Noun ===
pagkamao (Badlit spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜋᜂ)
essence; nature; being; the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something.
==== Usage notes ====
pagkamao is often used in philosophical or deep literary contexts to describe the "whatness" or "quiddity" of a person or thing, whereas pagkaanaa focuses more on the fact of its existence.
==== Synonyms ====
kinaiya
sustansiya
==== Related terms ====
mao
pagka-