magpakatawo

to embody; to incarnate; to personifyverb

Alternative meanings

to take human form; to personify; to represent an idea or quality in a person; to manifest in concrete form; to embody depending on context

Pronunciation

mag-pah-kah-TAH-woh

Root and affixes

From tawo, person or human being. Magpakatawo expresses becoming human or taking human form. For symbolic meaning, nagrepresentar may be more direct.

Variants or conjugations

magpakatawo = to incarnate or become human; personipikar = to personify; nagrepresentar = represents/embodies symbolically; magpakita sa lawas = to manifest in a body

Related words and expressions

person, body, spirit, idea, symbol, representative, quality/character

Meaning and usage notes

If referring to religion or an entity taking human form, magpakatawo fits. If referring to embodying values, nagrepresentar or nagpakita sa kinaiya may sound better.