lansungan

Tagalog

Isang lansungan ("a bamboo steamer")

Etymology

From lansong +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /lanˈsuŋan/ [lɐnˈsu.ŋɐn]
• Rhymes: -uŋan
• Syllabification: lan‧su‧ngan

Noun

lansungan (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜅᜈ᜔)

1. bamboo steamer basket (usually round and made of bamboo, for cooking and serving dim sum)

References

• “lansungan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 35