sungka

Cognate with Tausug sungka'.

• Hyphenation: sung‧ka

sungka

1. the game of congkak

Possibly borrowed from Malay congkak (“mancala game”), from congak (“mental calculation”). Compare Bikol Central sungka, Cebuano sungka, and Tausug sungka'.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /suŋˈkaʔ/ [sʊŋˈkaʔ], /ˈsuŋka/ [ˈsuŋ.kɐ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ, -uŋka
• Syllabification: sung‧ka

sungkâ or sungka (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜃ)

1. (board games) sungka; congkak (especially the Philippine variety)

• sungkaan

• “sungka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cultural Heritage at GlobalPinoy.com [1]

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /suŋka/ [sʊŋˈk̠ɑ]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: sung‧ka

sungka (Sulat Sūg spelling سُڠْكَ)

1. rosin (for violin bows)