mutsang-mutsang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• muchang-muchang

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 毛蟲 / 毛虫 (mô͘-thâng, “caterpillar”) with reduplication.

Pronunciation

• (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

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

1. caterpillar

   Synonyms: higad, (Cavite, Rizal) simutsang

Related terms

• simutsang
• tanga