karumal-dumal
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ka- + dumal, with reduplication of dumal.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˌɾumal ˈdumal/ [kɐˌɾuː.mɐl ˈd̪uː.mɐl]
- Rhymes: -umal
- Syllabification: ka‧ru‧mal-du‧mal
Adjective
[edit]karumal-dumal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜓᜋᜎ᜔ᜇᜓᜋᜎ᜔)
- loathsome; abominable; heinous
- Synonym: karima-rimarim
Further reading
[edit]- “karumal-dumal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018