amugas

Kankanaey

Etymology

Compare Tagalog hugas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈmuɡas/ [ʔʌˈmuː.ɡʌs]
    • Rhymes: -uɡas
  • (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian) IPA(key): /ʔaˈmuɡah/ [ʔʌˈmuː.ɡʌh]
    • Rhymes: -uɡah
  • Syllabification: a‧mu‧gas

Noun

amúgas

  1. act of wiping, rubbing, cleaning, cleansing

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • amugasan

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “amúgas”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 29

Spanish

Verb

amugas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of amugar