Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Pagmina
miningnoun
- Alternative meanings
mining; activity of extracting minerals; mining industry; extraction of metals, coal, stones, or other resources from the ground or underground
- Pronunciation
pag-MEE-nah
- Root and affixes
From mina, mine, with pag- forming the activity or process noun: pagmina, mining or mineral extraction.
- Variants or conjugations
mining; mine; mining industry; mining; mineral extraction
- Related words and expressions
mine; mineral; gold; iron; coal; land/earth; work; environment
- Meaning and usage notes
Pagmina refers to the mining activity. Minahan is the mine as a place. In modern contexts, mining is also understood, especially in technical writing.
extractionminemineralminingmining industryresources
Ang pagmina makaapekto sa kalikopan kung walay pag-amping.
Mining can affect the environment if there is no care.
Daghang tawo ang nagtrabaho sa pagmina.
Many people work in mining.