damuho

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈmuhoʔ/ [d̪ɐˈmuː.hoʔ]
• Rhymes: -uhoʔ
• Syllabification: da‧mu‧ho

Adjective

damuhò (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋᜓᜑᜓ)

1. rough; savage; wild; brutal

   Synonyms: mabangis, mabagsik, salbahe, brutal

   Ayaw niyang gayahin ang damuhong sayaw ng mga lasing.

   He refuses to imitate the savage dance of drunk people.

2. rustically stupid; ignorant (due to being young or being uneducated)

   Synonyms: mangmang, tunggak

   Tumatakbo ang damuhong bata sa lansangan araw-araw.

   The ignorant child runs around the street every day.

   • 1968, Dionisio S. Salazar, Pitong dula:

     Hay, Kulas, damuho ka! Magtigil ka nga ng pamumuwisit, a !

     Oh, Kulas [Nicolas], you fool! Can you stop annoying me!

Related terms

• kadamuho
• kadamuhuan

 

Further reading

• “damuho”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018