lutang

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈlutaŋ/ [ˈluː.t̪ɐŋ] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -utaŋ
    • IPA(key): /luˈtaŋ/ [lʊˈt̪aŋ] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: lu‧tang

Noun

lutang (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜆᜅ᜔)

  1. floating (in water)
  2. levitation
  3. (figurative) condition of being prominent or manifest
    Synonyms: litaw, pagkalitaw, kalitawan

Derived terms

  • ilutang
  • lulutang-lutang
  • lumutang
  • magpalutang
  • nakalulutang
  • nakalutang
  • palutang
  • palutangin

Adjective

lutáng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜆᜅ᜔)

  1. afloat; floating
    Synonym: nakalutang
  2. levitating
  3. (figurative) prominent; manifest
    Synonym: nangingibabaw
  4. (figurative) famous
    Synonyms: tanyag, litaw
  5. (colloquial, figurative) out of one's mind (due to sleeplessness, drugs, etc.)

Derived terms

  • pusong-lutang

Further reading

  • lutang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018