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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