sinapupunan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sinapoponan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From sapupo +‎ -in- +‎ -nan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sinapuˈpunan/ [sɪ.n̪ɐ.pʊˈpuː.n̪ɐn̪], /siˌnapupuˈnan/ [sɪˌn̪aː.pʊ.pʊˈn̪an̪]
• Rhymes: -unan, -an
• Syllabification: si‧na‧pu‧pu‧nan

Noun

sinapupunan or sinápupunán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜉᜓᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

1. (anatomy, literary) womb; bosom

   Synonyms: bahay-bata, matris

2. (figurative) protection; aegis

   Synonyms: pangangalaga, tangkilik, kanlungan

3. (obsolete) lap
4. (obsolete) skirt

References

• “sinapupunan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier