nguso

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *ŋusuq. Compare Kapampangan ngusu (upper lip) and Tagalog nguso (snout; upper lip).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈŋusoʔ/ [ˈŋu.soʔ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ngu‧so

Noun

ngusò (Basahan spelling ᜅᜓᜐᜓ)

  1. (Naga, anatomy) mouth
    Synonym: ngimot

See also

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ŋusuq. Compare Bikol Central nguso and Kapampangan ngusu.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈŋusoʔ/ [ˈŋuː.soʔ]
  • Rhymes: -usoʔ
  • Syllabification: ngu‧so

Noun

ngusò (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜓᜐᜓ)

  1. snout; muzzle (of animals)
  2. trunk (of an elephant)
  3. (anatomy) upper lip
    Synonym: (Marinduque) ungos
  4. (anatomy, by extension) mouth (of a human, especially one that is large and prominent)
  5. (by extension) prominent part of something, such as the bow of a ship
  6. (by extension) act of pointing by protruding the lips (towards someone or something)
    Synonym: pagngunguso

Derived terms

  • inguso
  • ngumuso
  • ngusuan
  • pagngunguso
  • salinguso

Further reading

  • nguso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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