onse-onse

Tagalog

Etymology

Reduplication of onse (“eleven”), alluding to the eleven spots present on its carapace.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔonse ˈʔonse/ [ˌʔon̪.sɛ ˈʔon̪.sɛ]
  • Rhymes: -onse
  • Syllabification: on‧se-on‧se

Noun

onse-onse (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜂᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. large spotted crab (Carpilius maculatus)
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