punong-katawan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

ponong catao-an — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
ponong catauan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From puno +‎ -ng- +‎ katawan, literally “main (part) of the body”.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌpunoŋ kataˈwan/ [ˌpu.noŋ kɐ.tɐˈwan]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: pu‧nong-ka‧ta‧wan

Noun

punong-katawán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜆᜏᜈ᜔)

(euphemistic, obsolete) private parts; genitals
Synonyms: ari, kaselanan, maselang bahagi

Related terms

kabuoang-katawan

See also

Further reading

“punong-katawan”, 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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