tagumanak
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from tag- + umanak, from anak.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taɡumaˈnak/ [tɐ.ɣʊ.mɐˈnak]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: ta‧gu‧ma‧nak
Noun edit
tagumanák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄᜓᜋᜈᜃ᜔)
- breeding and spawning season of fishes and other animals
- Synonyms: tagkandi, tagumanganak, (of egg-laying animals) pangitlugan
- (by extension) nesting season of fowls and birds
- Synonyms: tagpugad, tag-itlugan, tagumanganak, (of egg-laying animals) pangitlugan
- (by extension) last stage of pregnancy among mammals and humans
- Synonyms: kagampan, kaanakan, tagumanganak, pagkakagampan, kagampanan
Further reading edit
- “tagumanak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018