sinapupunan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

sinapoponan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From sapupo +‎ -in- +‎ -nan.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sinapuˈpunan/ [sɪ.nɐ.pʊˈpu.nɐn], /siˌnapupuˈnan/ [sɪˌna.pʊ.pʊˈnan]
Rhymes: -unan, -an
Syllabification: si‧na‧pu‧pu‧nan

Noun

sinapupunan or sinápupunán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜉᜓᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

(anatomy, literary) womb; bosom
Synonyms: bahay-bata, matris
(figurative) protection; aegis
Synonyms: pangangalaga, tangkilik, kanlungan
(obsolete) lap
(obsolete) skirt

References

“sinapupunan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

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