amugas

Kankanaey

Etymology

Compare Tagalog hugas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈmuɡas/ [ʔʌˈmuː.ɡʌs]
    • Rhymes: -uɡas
  • (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian) IPA(key): /ʔaˈmuɡah/ [ʔʌˈmuː.ɡʌh]
    • Rhymes: -uɡah
  • Syllabification: a‧mu‧gas

Noun

amúgas

  1. act of wiping, rubbing, cleaning, cleansing

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of amugas
Southern / Central
Mt. Province Tadian amugas,
(Lubon) amugah,
(Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) amogah
Bauko amugas,
(Banao, Bila, Otucan) amugah
Sabangan amugas,
(Tambingan, Supang, Data, Lagan, Losad, Poblacion) amugas,
(Bun-ayan, Pingad, Bao-angan, Camatagan, Napua, Gayang, Capinitan, Busa, Namatec) amugah
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province Sagada amugas,
(Pidlisan) amukhas

Derived terms

  • amugasan

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “amúgas”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 29

Spanish

Verb

amugas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of amugar
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