pagong-pagungan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • pagung-pagungan — superseded, pre-2014

Etymology

From reduplication of pagong +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌɡoŋ paˈɡuŋan/ [pɐˌɣom pɐˈɣuː.ŋɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -uŋan
  • Syllabification: pa‧gong-pa‧gu‧ngan

Noun

pagóng-pagungan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄᜓᜅ᜔ᜉᜄᜓᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. ladybird; ladybug
    Synonym: marikita

Further reading

  • “pagong-pagungan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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