"sunat" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /suˈnat/ [Standard-Tagalog], [sʊˈn̪at̪̚] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: sunát [canonical], ᜐᜓᜈᜆ᜔ [Baybayin], sonat [alternative]
Rhymes: -at Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic سُنَّة (sunna)bor. Malay sunatbor. Tagalog sunat Borrowed from Malay sunat, borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة (sunna). Compare Maranao sonat (“clean”) and Tausug sunnat (“circumcise by lightly scraping the clitoris”). Doublet of sunna. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|ms:sunat|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Arabic سُنَّة (sunna)bor. Malay sunatbor. Tagalog sunat [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "usual", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "س ن ن", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "root", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "سُنَّة", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Malay", "term" : "sunat", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ms" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "sunat", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="sunat"> Borrowed from Malay sunat, borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة (sunna)., {{cog|mrw|sonat||clean}} Maranao sonat (“clean”), {{cog|tsg|sunnat||circumcise by lightly scraping the clitoris}} Tausug sunnat (“circumcise by lightly scraping the clitoris”), {{doublet|tl|sunna}} Doublet of sunna Head templates: {{tl-noun|sunát|b=+}} sunát (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈᜆ᜔), {{tlb|tl|obsolete}} (obsolete)
  1. circumcision Tags: obsolete Synonyms: tuli
    Sense id: en-sunat-tl-noun-CFEhO1KW Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 40 60 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 46 54 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 47 53 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 45 55
  2. female circumcision; excision of a woman's clitoris as part of Brunei custom Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-sunat-tl-noun-nQEjqoh1 Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 40 60 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 42 58 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 42 58 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 46 54 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 47 53 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 45 55 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: magsunat, masunat, pasunat, sumunat, sunatin Related terms: katan
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