sutmondilaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sutmundilaw

Etymology

From *sutmon +‎ -g +‎ dilaw.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sutˌmondiˈlaw/ [sʊt̪ˌmon̪.d̪ɪˈlaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: sut‧mon‧di‧law

Noun

sutmóndiláw (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜆ᜔ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜎᜏ᜔)

1. (obsolete) ritual for a child before baptism (by washing the child with lukewarm water, bringing it to a newly birthed woman, and having a feast with drinking)

Derived terms

• magsutmondilaw

 

See also

• binyag
• sawan

 

Further reading

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