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gungut₂
/guŋut/
 
n.
(gungutan, -an) a wild man who lives out of the mainstream and survives on wild fruit, perhaps just wearing a loin cloth
Cult. When the Matigsalug elders told a story the gungutan was always the enemy of the actor of the story. And they beleived that this man would ate a human flesh.
Eng. wild man; hermit
Tag. mailáp
Ceb. kaidlás
OCM: Cultural Participation (184)
DDP: Man (2.6.5.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,QDL,QDL
Last updated: 04/Dec/2009