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Word:

 

Word - rootword - affixes
masumbingayon - sumbingay - ma-~-on~
ma.sum.bi.nga.yun. - 5 syllables

ma- = masumbingay
-on = masumbingayon
masumbingayon

masumbingayon : metaphorical (adj.)
sumbingay [sum.bí.ngay.] : metaphor (n.); simile (n.)
Related words: dili literal

Derivatives of sumbingay


Glosses:
metaphorical
adj. 1. metaphoric, metaphoricalexpressing one thing in terms normally denoting another.; "a metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language"
~ figurative, nonliteral(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech.; "figurative language"
simile
n. (communication)1. similea figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as').
~ figure of speech, trope, image, figurelanguage used in a figurative or nonliteral sense.