mano-mano
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Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduplication of mano (“hand”), literally, “by hand”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌmano ˈmano/ [ˌma.no ˈma.no]
- Rhymes: -ano
- Syllabification: ma‧no-ma‧no
Noun
[edit]mano-mano (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜓᜋᜈᜓ)
- unarmed or hand-to-hand combat
- (martial arts) suntukan (Filipino martial art)
- Synonym: suntukan
Adjective
[edit]mano-mano (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜓᜋᜈᜓ)
Adverb
[edit]mano-mano (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜓᜋᜈᜓ)
Further reading
[edit]- “mano-mano” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “mano-mano”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018