punong-katawan
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- ponong catao-an – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
- ponong catauan – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
From puno + -ng- + katawan, literally “main (part) of the body”.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pu‧nong-ka‧ta‧wan
- IPA(key): /ˌpunoŋ kataˈwan/, [ˌpu.noŋ kɐ.tɐˈwan]
Noun
punong-katawán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜆᜏᜈ᜔)
- (euphemistic, obsolete) private parts; genitals
- Synonyms: ari, kaselanan, maselang bahagi
Related terms
- kabuoang-katawan
See also
- puke
- titi
Further reading
- “punong-katawan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Fr. Juan José de Noceda; Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier