sabunutan

Tagalog

Etymology

From sabunot +‎ -an or bunot +‎ sa- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /sabuˈnutan/ [sɐ.bʊˈn̪uː.t̪ɐn̪] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -utan
    • IPA(key): /ˌsabunuˈtan/ [ˌsaː.bʊ.n̪ʊˈt̪an̪] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: sa‧bu‧nu‧tan

Verb

sabunutan (complete sinabunutan, progressive sinasabunutan, contemplative sasabunutan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜓᜈᜓᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. to be pulled or grabbed by the hair

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for sabunutan
affix -an
root word sabunot
trigger object
aspect
infinitive
complete sinabunutan
progressive sinasabunutan
inasabunutan1
contemplative sasabunutan
asabunutan1
imperative sabunuti1

1 Dialectal use only.

Noun

sábunután (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜓᜈᜓᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. grabbing and pulling of each other's hair
    Synonym: pagsasabunutan