ugong

See also: Ugong

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quʀuŋ (“roar; moan”). Compare Chamorro ugong. See also higing and hugong.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔuɡoŋ/ [ˈʔuː.ɣoŋ]
  • Rhymes: -uɡoŋ
  • Syllabification: u‧gong

Noun

ugong (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜄᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. deep, roaring sound (as of a strong wind, airplane, gale, etc.)
    Synonym: hugong
  2. echoing sound (as of a distant cannon fire)
    Synonym: dagundong
  3. resonance; buzz; hum
    Synonyms: lagong, hugong, hagunghong

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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

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