umang

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qumaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qumaŋ.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧mang
• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈmaŋ/ [ʔuˈmaŋ]

Noun

umáng

1. hermit crab

See also

• aniit
• kasag
• ugama

 

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qumaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qumaŋ. Cognate with Tiruray kumang, Marshallese om̧, Palauan chum.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧mang
• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈmaŋ/ [ʔʊˈmaŋ]

Noun

umang

1. a hermit crab
2. (idiomatic) a person who habitually wears other people's footwear without permission

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:umang.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔumaŋ/ [ˈʔuː.mɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -umaŋ
• Syllabification: u‧mang

Noun

umang (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜋᜅ᜔)

1. trap; snare

   Synonyms: patibong, silo, bitag

2. act of putting someone at the threshold of danger, etc.

   Synonyms: subo, pagsusubo, buyo, pagbubuyo

3. act of pointing closely at someone (of a gun, etc.)

   Synonyms: tutok, pagtutok

Derived terms

• iumang
• mag-umang
• pag-uumang
• umangan

 

Anagrams

• muang