sinapupunan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

sinapoponan – obsolete

Etymology

From sapupo +‎ -in- +‎ -nan.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: si‧na‧pu‧pu‧nan

IPA^(key): /sinapuˈpunan/, [sɪ.nɐ.pʊˈpu.nɐn]

IPA^(key): /siˌnapupuˈnan/, [sɪˌna.pʊ.pʊˈnan]

Noun

sinapupunan or sinápupunán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜉᜓᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

(anatomy, literary) womb; bosom
Synonyms: bahay-bata, matris
(figurative) protection; aegis
Synonyms: pangangalaga, tangkilik, kanlungan
(obsolete) lap
(obsolete) skirt

References

Fr. Juan José de Noceda; Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

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