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Word - rootword - affixes
pasumbingay - sumbingay - pa-~
pa.sum.bi.ngay. - 4 syllables

pa- = pasumbingay
pasumbingay

pasumbingay [pa.sum.bí.ngay.] : hint (v.)
sumbingay [sum.bí.ngay.] : metaphor (n.); simile (n.)

Derivatives of sumbingay


Glosses:
hint
n. (communication)1. breath, hint, intimationan indirect suggestion.; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"
~ proffer, proposition, suggestiona proposal offered for acceptance or rejection.; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
n. (communication)2. clue, hinta slight indication.
~ indicant, indicationsomething that serves to indicate or suggest.; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
n. (quantity)3. hint, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, toucha slight but appreciable amount.; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
~ small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantityan indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude.
~ snuffa pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time.
n. (quantity)4. hint, suggestion, tracea just detectable amount.; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
~ small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantityan indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude.
~ sparka small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger.; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency"
n. (communication)5. confidential information, hint, lead, steer, tip, windan indication of potential opportunity.; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
~ counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, directionsomething that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action.
v. (communication)6. hint, suggestdrop a hint; intimate by a hint.
~ intimate, adumbrate, insinuategive to understand.; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
~ clue inprovide someone with a clue.; "Can you clue me in?"
~ conveymake known; pass on, of information.; "She conveyed the message to me"
~ allude, advert, touchmake a more or less disguised reference to.; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"
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.