What Is Maternity In Tagalog? (Answers)
MATERNITY IN TAGALOG – There are several Filipino words that do not have a direct translation in English, that’s why we need context to fully translate them.
In this article, we are going to learn about the Tagalog translation of the word “Maternity” based on context.
Motherhood is a beautiful thing. Maternity is the qualities of being a mother of motherliness. It is also the state of being a mother. As an adjective, it describes providing care during, and immediately before and after childbirth. Another common word used is a maternity leave or taking a leave of absence due to pregnancy or childbirth.
In Tagalog, this is called “Pagka-ina” or the state of being a mother. However, this merely describes the state of being a mother and couldn’t be used in the same context as “maternity leave”.
Mostly, people just stick to the term “Maternity Leave” as it is the officially used phrase when processing a leave of absence due to pregnancy or childbirth. The closes thing you could use is Pamamahinga ng Pagka-Ina. However, this is rarely, if not used at all.
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