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kumintang

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ku‧min‧tang

Noun

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kumintang

  1. periwinkle; any of the flowering plants of the genera Catharanthus and Vinca
    Synonym: tsitsirika

Tagalog

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Etymology

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See Kumintang.

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Noun

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kumintáng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜅ᜔)

  1. a Tagalog epic before the Spanish colonial period from the Kumintang area (supposed to be lost during the Spanish colonial period)
  2. ancient warriors from the Kumintang area
  3. (music) a type of song and music
    1. ancient battle or conquest songs of Kumintang warriors
    2. a type of matrimonial ballad
      Synonym: balayang
    3. a type of doleful wedding ditty (in verse sung by men during nuptial ceremonies)
    4. amorous song and music with guitar accompaniment
    5. a type of kundiman
    6. stylistic chant set to the verses of Florante at Laura
  4. a type of folk dance
    1. ancient war dance of the Kumintang area
    2. a type of dance sequence of a man and a woman (with a cup of sasa wine in the woman's hand)
    3. a pantomimic courtship dance by a man and a woman

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References

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  • kumintang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018