mutsang-mutsang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 毛蟲 / 毛虫 (mô͘-thâng, “caterpillar”) with reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /muˌt͡ʃaŋ muˈt͡ʃaŋ/ [mʊtˌt͡ʃaŋ mʊtˈt͡ʃaŋ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /mutˌsaŋ mutˈsaŋ/ [mʊt̪ˌsaŋ mʊt̪ˈsaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: mut‧sang-mut‧sang

Noun

mutsáng-mutsáng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜅ᜔ᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜅ᜔) (dialectal, Cavite)

  1. caterpillar
    Synonyms: higad, (Cavite, Rizal) simutsang
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