manunupot

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Austronesian *-um-
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-um-
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paN-
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN-
Tagalog mang-
Tagalog man-
Proto-Philippine *súput
Tagalog supot
Tagalog manunupot

    From man- +‎ supot (“bag”) with initial reduplication.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌmanuˈnupot/ [ˌmaː.n̪ʊˈn̪uː.pot̪̚]
    • Rhymes: -upot
    • Syllabification: ma‧nu‧nu‧pot

    Noun

    mánunúpot (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜓᜈᜓᜉᜓᜆ᜔) (mythology, folklore)

    1. creature supposed to catch wandering children and putting them in a bag

    See also

    • mandurugo
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