sunog

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sunuʀ.

Verb

sunog

  1. to burn

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sunuʀ.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: su‧nog

Noun

sunog

  1. a fire; the occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger
  2. a forest fire

Adjective

sunog

  1. burned; burnt; charred

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sunuʀ. Compare Aklanon sunog, Cebuano sunog, Mansaka sonog, Tausug sunug, and Tetum sunu. May be related to descendants of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu. Compare Malay tunu.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈsunoɡ/ [ˈsuː.n̪oɡ̚] (noun, interjection)
      • Rhymes: -unoɡ
    • IPA(key): /suˈnoɡ/ [sʊˈn̪oɡ̚] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -oɡ
  • Syllabification: su‧nog

Noun

sunog (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈᜓᜄ᜔)

  1. fire; conflagration (especially uncontrolled and destructive)
    Synonym: silab
  2. act of burning something
    Synonym: pagsunog

Derived terms

See also

Interjection

sunog (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈᜓᜄ᜔)

  1. fire!; there's a fire!

Adjective

sunóg (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈᜓᜄ᜔)

  1. burnt completely; burnt to ashes
  2. sunburned
  3. (figuratively, slang) defeated
    Synonyms: taob, supalpal, panis, barado

Derived terms

  • sunog sa araw

Further reading

  • sunog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*sunuR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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