alamang
Cebuano
editPronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: a‧la‧mang
Noun
editalamang
- a preparation of fermented shrimp paste
Tagalog
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Northern Philippine *ajamaŋ (“tiny shrimp”). Compare Ilocano aramang and Pangasinan agamang.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalaˈmaŋ/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈmaŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: a‧la‧mang
Noun
editalamáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜋᜅ᜔)
- any of a number of species of small shrimp in the genus Acetes (used in bagoong production)
- Synonym: (Marinduque) balaw
- (figurative) insignificant person or thing; small fry
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “alamang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 9