alamang

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧mang

Noun

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alamang

  1. a preparation of fermented shrimp paste

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Northern Philippine *ajamaŋ (tiny shrimp). Compare Ilocano aramang and Pangasinan agamang.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alamáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜋᜅ᜔)

  1. any of a number of species of small shrimp in the genus Acetes (used in bagoong production)
    Synonym: (Marinduque) balaw
  2. (figurative) insignificant person or thing; small fry

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • alamang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 9

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