pamunuan

Tagalog

Etymology

From puno +‎ pam- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌpamunuˈʔan/ [ˌpaː.mʊ.n̪ʊˈʔan̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -an
  • IPA^(key): /pamuˈnuʔan/ [pɐ.mʊˈn̪uː.ʔɐn̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -uʔan
• Syllabification: pa‧mu‧nu‧an

Noun

pámunuán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋᜓᜈᜓᜀᜈ᜔)

1. management; administration; board of officers

   Synonyms: konsilyo, konsistoryo, liderato

2. (botany) wood apple (Limonia acidissima)

Verb

pamunuan (complete pinamunuan, progressive pinamumunuan, contemplative pamumunuan, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋᜓᜈᜓᜀᜈ᜔)

1. to be led

References

• “pamunuan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “pamunuan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Merrill, Elmer Drew (1903) A dictionary of the plant names of the Philippine Islands‎^[1]