yamungmong

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /jamuŋˈmoŋ/ [jɐ.mʊŋˈmoŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Syllabification: ya‧mung‧mong

Noun

yamungmóng (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜋᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. thick or luxuriant foliage; frondescence
    Synonyms: pagkamadahon, yabong, kayabungan, kadahunan, labay
  2. fiber; fibrousness
    Synonyms: yunot, bunot
  3. shade; shady place (especially under tree foliage)
    Synonym: lilim
  4. (figurative, poetic) protective care
    Synonyms: tangkilik, pagtangkilik, kandili, pagkandili

Derived terms
  • yamungmungan

Further reading
  • “yamungmong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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