maningalang-pugad

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • maningalang pugad

Etymology

From maningala (“to look around upward”) +‎ -ng- +‎ pugad (“nest”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maniŋaˌlaŋ ˈpuɡad/ [mɐ.n̪ɪ.ŋɐˌlam ˈpuː.ɣɐd̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -uɡad
  • Syllabification: ma‧ni‧nga‧lang-pu‧gad

Verb

maningaláng-pugad (complete naningalang-pugad, progressive naniningalang-pugad, contemplative maniningalang-pugad, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜒᜅᜎᜅ᜔ᜉᜓᜄᜇ᜔)

  1. to look up at or seek a nest
  2. (figuratively) to start courting girls
    Synonym: manligaw
  • paniningalang-pugad

Noun

maningaláng-pugad (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜒᜅᜎᜅ᜔ᜉᜓᜄᜇ᜔)

  1. (obsolete) hen that laid eggs

Further reading

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