simutsang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• chimuchang — colloquial
• simutchang
• timutsang, tsimutsang

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 刺毛蟲 / 刺毛虫 (chhì-mô͘-thâng, “hairy caterpillar”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌsimuˈt͡ʃaŋ/ [ˌsiː.mʊtˈt͡ʃaŋ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌsimutˈsaŋ/ [ˌsiː.mʊt̪ˈsaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: si‧mut‧sang

Noun

símutsáng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜅ᜔) (dialectal, Cavite, Rizal)

1. hairy caterpillar

   Synonyms: higad, (Cavite) mutsang-mutsang

Related terms

• mutsang-mutsang
• tanga

See also

• bulo