punggok

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pungguk. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpuŋɡok/ [ˈpuŋ.ɡɔk̚]
  • Rhymes: -uŋɡok
  • Syllabification: pung‧gok

Noun

punggok (plural punggok-punggok)

  1. hawk owl (any owl in the genus Ninox, native to Australasia)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puŋguk. Compare Malay pungguk.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /puŋˈɡok/ [pʊŋˈɡok̚]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: pung‧gok

Adjective

punggók (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. short-tailed; tailless
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