sabunutan

Tagalog

Etymology

From sabunot +‎ -an or bunot +‎ sa- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /sabuˈnutan/ [sɐ.bʊˈn̪uː.t̪ɐn̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -utan
  • IPA^(key): /ˌsabunuˈtan/ [ˌsaː.bʊ.n̪ʊˈt̪an̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: sa‧bu‧nu‧tan

Verb

sabunutan (complete sinabunutan, progressive sinasabunutan, contemplative sasabunutan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜓᜈᜓᜆᜈ᜔)

1. to be pulled or grabed by the hair

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for sabunutan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	sabunot		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
sabunutan	sinabunutan	sinasabunutan inasabunutan1	sasabunutan asabunutan1	sabunuti1
1 Dialectal use only.

Related terms

• manabunot
• sumabunot

Noun

sábunután (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜓᜈᜓᜆᜈ᜔)

1. grabbing and pulling of each other's hair

   Synonym: pagsasabunutan