MANGGAGAMOT

root word: gamot, meaning 'medicine' or 'treatment'

 


manggagamot
doctor


manggagamot ng hayop
doctor of animals



When referring to a modern doctor, most Filipinos will simply say:


duktor / doktor
doctor


duktora / doktora
(female doctor)

 


Kumunsulta ka sa duktor.
Consult a doctor.


Kailangan ko ng duktor.
I need a doctor.



Nandyan ba si Doktora?
Is Doctor there?


Nandiyan ba si Dok?
Is Doc in?