uto-uto

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Etymology

Reduplication of uto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˌtoʔ ʔuˈtoʔ/ [ʔuˌtoʔ ʔuˈtoʔ]
  • Hyphenation: u‧to‧u‧to

Noun

utô-utô (Basahan spelling ᜂᜆᜓᜂᜆᜓ)

  1. mockery, foolery
    Synonyms: karaw, rawraw, ulog-ulog
  2. mimicry
    Synonym: arog-arog

Derived terms

  • mag-uto-uto
  • pag-uto-uto
  • uto-utuon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduplication of uto.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔuˌtoʔ ʔuˈtoʔ/ [ʔʊˌt̪oʔ ʔʊˈt̪oʔ]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ʔuˌto(ʔ) ʔuˈtoʔ/ [ʔʊˌt̪oː ʔʊˈt̪oʔ]
  • Rhymes: -oʔ
  • Syllabification: u‧to-u‧to

Noun

utô-utô (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜆᜓᜂᜆᜓ)

  1. person who is easily fooled; dupe; simpleton; gullible
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