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mutsang-mutsang

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien 毛蟲毛虫 (mô͘-thâng, caterpillar) with reduplication.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /muˌt͡ʃaŋ muˈt͡ʃaŋ/ [mʊˌt͡ʃaŋ mʊˈt͡ʃaŋ]
    • IPA(key): (no yod coalescence) /mutˌsaŋ mutˈsaŋ/ [mʊt̪ˌsaŋ mʊt̪ˈsaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: mut‧sang-mut‧sang

Noun

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mutsáng-mutsáng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜅ᜔ᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜅ᜔) (dialectal, Cavite)

  1. caterpillar
    Synonyms: higad, (Cavite, Rizal) simutsang
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