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Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qumaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qumaŋ.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: u‧mang
- IPA(key): /ʔuˈmaŋ/
Noun
umáng
- hermit crab
See also
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/
Noun
umang
- a hermit crab
- (idiomatic) a person who habitually wears other people's footwear without permission
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:umang.
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
umang (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜋᜅ᜔)
- trap; snare
- Synonyms: patibong, silo, bitag
- act of putting someone at the threshold of danger, etc.
- Synonyms: subo, pagsusubo, buyo, pagbubuyo
- act of pointing closely at someone (of a gun, etc.)
- Synonyms: tutok, pagtutok
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