durungawan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dungaw +‎ -an, from an initial reduplication of dungaw with allophonic lenition of /d/ to /ɾ/ between vowels.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /duɾuˈŋawan/ [d̪ʊ.ɾʊˈŋaː.wɐn̪], /ˌduɾuŋaˈwan/ [ˌd̪uː.ɾʊ.ŋɐˈwan̪]
  • Rhymes: -awan, -an
  • Syllabification: du‧ru‧nga‧wan

Noun

durungawan or dúrungawán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇᜓᜅᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. (literary, archaic) window
    Synonyms: bintana, linib, dungawan, sungawan
  2. lookout point provided with railing or window-like structure
    Synonyms: mirador, banayaban

References

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