mingming

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiŋmiŋ/ [ˈmim.mɪŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ming‧ming

Etymology 1

Corruption of amamangloy.

Noun

mingming (Badlit spelling ᜋᜒᜅ᜔ᜋᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. katydid
    Synonyms: amamangloy, mangliw

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

mingming (Badlit spelling ᜋᜒᜅ᜔ᜋᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. (childish) cat; kitten
  2. (common) appellation for a cat

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /miŋˈmiŋ/ [mɪŋˈmɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Syllabification: ming‧ming

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

mingmíng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜅ᜔ᜋᜒᜅ᜔) (childish)

  1. appellation for a cat (especially stray cats)
Alternative forms
See also

Etymology 2

Noun

mingmíng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜅ᜔ᜋᜒᜅ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. act of seizing stubborn people
Derived terms
  • mingmingan

See also

Further reading

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