lutang

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlutaŋ/ [ˈluː.t̪ɐŋ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -utaŋ
  • IPA^(key): /luˈtaŋ/ [lʊˈt̪aŋ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: lu‧tang

Noun

lutang (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜆᜅ᜔)

1. floating (in water)
2. levitation
3. (figurative) condition of being prominent or manifest

   Synonyms: litaw, pagkalitaw, kalitawan

Derived terms

• lulutang-lutang
• lumutang
• magpalutang
• nakalulutang
• nakalutang
• palutang
• palutangin

 

Adjective

lutáng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜆᜅ᜔)

1. afloat; floating

   Synonym: nakalutang

2. levitating
3. (figurative) prominent; manifest

   Synonym: nangingibabaw

4. (figurative) famous

   Synonyms: tanyag, litaw

5. (colloquial, figurative) out of one's mind (due to sleeplessness, drugs, etc.)

Derived terms

• pusong-lutang

 

Further reading

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