lungaw

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /luˈŋaw/ [lʊˈŋaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: lu‧ngaw

Noun

lungáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜅᜏ᜔)

  1. large hole or excavation in the ground
  2. cave
    Synonyms: kuweba, yungib, lungga
  3. (neologism) crater

Further reading

  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL

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