dughan

Cebuano

Etymology

Compare Bikol Central daghan. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduɡhan/ [ˈd̪uɡ.hɐn̪]
  • Hyphenation: dug‧han

Noun

dúghan (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜄ᜔ᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) the chest; the breast; the thorax; the bosom
  2. (figuratively) the heart; the seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings etc.
    Synonym: kasingkasing

Verb

dúghan (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜄ᜔ᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. to hit or strike in the chest

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:dughan.

Hiligaynon

Noun

dúghan

  1. (anatomy) chest; bosom; breast; thorax