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
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