kugon

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *guʀun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guʀun.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ku‧gon
  • IPA(key): /kuˈɡon/ [kʊˈɡon̪]

Noun

kugón (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. cogon grass; any of several perennial rhizomatous grasses of genus Imperata, especially Imperata cylindrica

Descendants

  • → Spanish: cogón
    • → English: cogon

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *guʀun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guʀun.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈkuɡon/ [ˈkuː.ɣon̪]
      • Rhymes: -uɡon
    • IPA(key): /kuˈɡon/ [kʊˈɣon̪]
      • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ku‧gon

Noun

kugon or kugón (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “kugon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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