Tagalog

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. to be pulled or grabbed by the hair

Conjugation

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Verb conjugation for sabunutan
affix -an
root word sabunot
trigger object
aspect
infinitive sabunutan
complete sinabunutan
progressive sinasabunutan
inasabunutan1
contemplative sasabunutan
asabunutan1
imperative sabunuti1

1 Dialectal use only.

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Noun

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sábunután (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜓᜈᜓᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. grabbing and pulling of each other's hair
    Synonym: pagsasabunutan