mamundok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • mamunrokdialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From mam- +‎ bundok. The sense to be a guerrilla is from the practice of guerrillas to hide in the mountains.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mamunˈdok/ [mɐ.mʊn̪ˈd̪ok̚]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: ma‧mun‧dok

Verb

mamundók (complete namundok, progressive namumundok, contemplative mamumundok, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. to climb mountains; to trek
  2. to stay or live in the mountains
  3. (by extension, colloquial) to be a guerrilla