onse-onse

Tagalog

Carpilius maculatus

Etymology

Reduplication of onse (“eleven”), alluding to the eleven spots present on its carapace.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔonse ˈʔonse/ [ˌʔon̪.sɛ ˈʔon̪.sɛ]
• Rhymes: -onse
• Syllabification: on‧se-on‧se

Noun

onse-onse (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜂᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. large spotted crab (Carpilius maculatus)