muni-muni

See also: munimuni

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduplication of muni. Possibly from an older variant muli-muli, reduplication of muli (“consideration”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˌmuni ˈmuni/ [ˌmuː.n̪ɪ ˈmuː.n̪ɪ]
      • Rhymes: -uni
    • IPA(key): /ˌmuniʔ ˈmuniʔ/ [ˌmuː.n̪ɪʔ ˈmuː.n̪ɪʔ] (obsolete)
      • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌmuni(ʔ) ˈmuniʔ/ [ˌmuː.n̪iː ˈmuː.n̪ɪʔ] (obsolete)
  • Syllabification: mu‧ni-mu‧ni

Noun

muni-muni (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈᜒᜋᜓᜈᜒ)

  1. long rationalized thinking; deep thought
    Synonyms: bulay-bulay, nilay-nilay, pagkukuro, pag-iisip
  2. solemn reflection of something serious
    Synonyms: dili-dili, pagwawari, gunam-gunam, repleksiyon, pag-iisip, pananalamin

Derived terms

  • pagmumuni-muni
  • pagmuni-munihin

See also

Further reading

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