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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Mosundog

English

to imitateverb

Alternative meanings

To copy, follow, or reproduce the way another person or thing speaks, acts, moves, or does something.

Pronunciation

moh-SOON-dog

Root and affixes

From sundog, to follow or imitate; mo- marks a general or future verbal action.

Variants or conjugations

mosundog = to imitate or follow; gisundog = imitated or was imitated; pagsundog = imitation or act of imitating.

Related words and expressions

kopya = copy; sunod = follow; lihok = movement; tingog = voice.

Meaning and usage notes

Works for imitating behavior or copying a way of doing something. If copying text or an object, kopya may be more direct.

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Example 1

Ayaw pagsundog sa iyang sayop.

Do not imitate his mistake.

Example 2

Mosundog siya sa tingog sa artista.

He imitates the artist's voice.

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