Mangubat

{{Other uses|Mangubat (surname)}}

Mangubat {{efn| With the ng pronounced as in finger}} is a Visayan,{{cite book |last1=Sánchez |first1=Matheo |title=Vocabulario de la lengua Bisaya |date=1711 |page=184 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XTlNAAAAcAAJ&q=Mangubat+Saltear+robar+&pg=RA1-PA273 |access-date=1 December 2020}} and old Tagalog word{{cite book |last1=de San José |first1=Francisco |title=Arte y reglas de la lengua Tagala - originally published year 1610 |date=1610 |page=4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9qxFAAAAcAAJ&dq=Gubat&pg=RA75-PP24 |access-date=31 July 2021}} {{cite book |last1=de NOCEDA |first1=Juan |title=Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala trabaxado por varios sugetos doctos, y graves, y ultimamente añadido : corregido y coordinado por el P.Juan de Noceda y el Pedro de San Lucar. |date=1754 |page=218 |edition=First |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8dG5PV7gxM0C&dq=Gubat&pg=RA1-PA218 |access-date=31 July 2021}} {{cite book |last1=de San Agustin |first1=Fr. Gaspar |title=Compendio del arte de la lengua Tagala / por el padre Fr. Gaspar de S. Agustin (1650-1724) |page=45 |url=https://archive.org/details/compendiodelart02agusgoog/page/n48/mode/2up?q=guerrear+nanguguhat+gubaty |access-date=1 August 2021}} that means "to battle or combat".{{cite web | author=Philippine On-Line Dictionary | title =Search results for 'mang gubat' | url=http://www.bohol.ph/diksyunaryo.php?sw=mang+gubat&lang=Cebuano&search=Search | accessdate = 16 July 2015}}{{cite web | author=Cebuano English Dictionary | title =Search query: gubat | url=http://www.wikapinoy.com/glossary/index.php?a=srch&d=2&id_srch=bdfa679bb1f9b22e1c503932deb5e051&il=en&p=1 | accessdate = 16 July 2015}}

according to Ifugao Tuwali language Mangubat refers to those who war against a group of people or country.{{cite web|title=Tuwali Ifugao Dictionary|url=http://tuwali-ifugao.webonary.org/hvo6474/|accessdate=3 May 2016}}

It is mentioned in Antonio de Morga's 1609 book Sucesos de las islas Filipinas:

:These Visayans are a race less inclined to agriculture, and are skilful in navigation, and eager for war and raids for pillage and booty, which they call "mangubat". This means "to go out for plunder."{{cite web | author=Antonio de Morga | title =History of the Philippine Islands | url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofthephil07001gut/7phip10.txt | accessdate = 16 July 2015| author-link =Antonio de Morga }}