Manggagaya (en. Imitator)

/maŋ.gaˈɡa.ja/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

A type of word that refers to the act of copying or imitating.

That child imitates the movements of his teacher.

Ang batang iyon ay manggagaya ng mga galaw ng kanyang guro.

Drawing from a model or example.

The artist is a talented imitator of famous painters' styles.

Ang artist ay isang mahusay na manggagaya ng mga estilo ng mga sikat na pintor.

A person who is not original in their creation but acts according to others.

Sometimes, imitators do not come up with their own ideas.

Minsan, ang mga manggagaya ay hindi na nag-iisip ng kanilang sariling ideya.

Derived from the word 'gaya' meaning 'to imitate' or 'to copy'.

imitator of style

A person who copies or follows another's style.

manggagaya ng estilo

imitator of movements

A person who moves like another person.

manggagaya ng galaw

gaya

The term 'gaya' means copying or repeating something.

gaya

duplicated

The act of resembling or imitating something.

ikinopya

Gossiper or someone who likes to meddle

He's such a copycat; it's like everything his group does, he has to imitate.

Sobrang manggagaya niya, parang lahat na lang ginagawa ng tropa niya ay kailangan niyang gayahin.

Copycat

Oh no, he did it again! He must just be copying that video.

Naku, kopya na naman ang ginawa niyan! Tiyak ay manggagaya lang siya sa video na iyon.

Ardent follower

The group always gets bothered when there's a new trend because Ben, the copycat, is such an ardent follower.

Laging naaabala ang tropa kapag may bagong uso, kasi si Ben ay manggagaya na talagang masugid na tagasunod.