simutsang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • chimuchang — colloquial
  • simutchang
  • timutsang, tsimutsang

Etymology

    Borrowed from Hokkien 刺毛蟲 / 刺毛虫 (chhì-mô͘-thâng, “hairy caterpillar”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌsimuˈt͡ʃaŋ/ [ˌsiː.mʊtˈt͡ʃaŋ]
      • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌsimutˈsaŋ/ [ˌsiː.mʊt̪ˈsaŋ]
    • Rhymes: -aŋ
    • Syllabification: si‧mut‧sang

    Noun

    símutsáng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜅ᜔) (dialectal, Cavite, Rizal)

    1. hairy caterpillar
      Synonyms: higad, (Cavite) mutsang-mutsang

    See also

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