"mutsang-mutsang" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /muˌt͡ʃaŋ muˈt͡ʃaŋ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [mʊtˌt͡ʃaŋ mʊtˈt͡ʃaŋ] [Standard-Tagalog], /mutˌsaŋ mutˈsaŋ/ (note: no palatal assimilation), [mʊt̪ˌsaŋ mʊt̪ˈsaŋ] (note: no palatal assimilation) Forms: mutsáng-mutsáng [canonical], ᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜅ᜔ᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜅ᜔ [Baybayin], muchang-muchang [alternative]
Rhymes: -aŋ Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 毛蟲 /毛虫 (mô͘-thâng, “caterpillar”) with reduplication. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|nan-hbl|毛蟲||caterpillar|tr=mô͘-thâng}} Borrowed from Hokkien 毛蟲 /毛虫 (mô͘-thâng, “caterpillar”), {{rdp|tl|nocap=1}} reduplication Head templates: {{tl-noun|mutsáng-mutsáng|b=+}} mutsáng-mutsáng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜅ᜔ᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜅ᜔), {{tlb|tl|dialectal|Cavite}} (dialectal, Cavite)
  1. caterpillar Synonyms: higad, simutsang Related terms: simutsang, tanga

Alternative forms

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      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mutˌsaŋ mutˈsaŋ/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[mʊt̪ˌsaŋ mʊt̪ˈsaŋ]",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
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  ],
  "word": "mutsang-mutsang"
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