hunghang

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 風譀 / 风𰶆 (hong-hàm), according to Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /huŋˈhaŋ/ [hʊŋˈhaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: hung‧hang

Adjective

hungháng (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜅ᜔ᜑᜅ᜔)

  1. (colloquial, offensive) doltish; stupid; foolish; brainless; senseless
    Synonyms: estupido, tanga, mangmang, torpe, tonto

Derived terms

  • hunghangin
  • kahunghangan

Noun

hungháng (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜅ᜔ᜑᜅ᜔)

  1. (colloquial, offensive) stupid fellow
  2. act of making a fool of someone
    Synonym: pang-uulol

Further reading

  • “hunghang”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “hunghang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 25
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