kumintang

See also: Kumintang

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧min‧tang

Noun

kumintang

1. periwinkle; any of the flowering plants of the genera Catharanthus and Vinca

   Synonym: tsitsirika

Tagalog

Etymology

See Kumintang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuminˈtaŋ/, [kʊ.mɪnˈtaŋ]
• Hyphenation: ku‧min‧tang

Noun

kumintáng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜅ᜔)

1. a Tagalog epic before the Spanish colonial period from the Kumintang area (supposed to be lost during the Spanish colonial period)
2. ancient warriors from the Kumintang area
3. (music) a type of song and music
   1. ancient battle or conquest songs of Kumintang warriors
   2. a type of matrimonial ballad

      Synonym: balayang

   3. a type of doleful wedding ditty (in verse sung by men during nuptial ceremonies)
   4. amorous song and music with guitar accompaniment
   5. a type of kundiman
   6. stylistic chant set to the verses of Florante at Laura
4. a type of folk dance
   1. ancient war dance of the Kumintang area
   2. a type of dance sequence of a man and a woman (with a cup of sasa wine in the woman's hand)
   3. a pantomimic courtship dance by a man and a woman

See also

• mandirigma

References

• “kumintang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018