Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Tanom-tanom
vegetationnoun
- Alternative meanings
The plants, trees, grasses, and plant life growing in an area or environment.
- Pronunciation
TAH-nom TAH-nom
- Root and affixes
From tanom, meaning plant or to plant. The reduplicated form tanom-tanom can refer to plants collectively or vegetation in general.
- Variants or conjugations
tanom = plant; mga tanom = plants; kalasangan = forested area; tanom-tanom = vegetation.
- Related words and expressions
kahoy = tree; sagbot = grass/weeds; lasang = forest; kinaiyahan = nature.
- Meaning and usage notes
Useful for vegetation in general. For dense or forest-like vegetation, kalasangan or lasang may be more specific.
environmentforestnatureplants
Daghan ang tanom-tanom sa bukid.
There is a lot of vegetation in the mountain area.
Napuno sa tanom-tanom ang palibot sa balay.
The area around the house became filled with vegetation.