ugoy

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔuˈɡoj/ [ʔʊˈɣoɪ̯] (“act of rocking; rocking motion”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -oj
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔuɡoj/ [ˈʔu.ɣoɪ̯] (“slow movement in dancing; taxi dancer; prostitute”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -uɡoj
• Syllabification: u‧goy

Noun

ugóy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜄᜓᜌ᜔)

1. act of rocking or swaying to and fro (of a swing, cradle, etc.)

   Synonyms: pag-ugoy, pag-uugoy, pag-undayon, pagtabyon

2. rocking or swaying motion (of a swing, cradle, etc.)

   Synonyms: undayon, tabyon

Derived terms

• iugoy
• mag-ugoy
• pag-ugoy
• pag-uugoy
• ugoy-ugoy
• ugoy-uguyin
• uguyin
• umugoy
• umugoy-ugoy

 

Noun

ugoy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜄᜓᜌ᜔)

1. slow movement in dancing (like drag)

   Synonym: ugoy-ugoy

2. taxi dancer

   Synonyms: ugoy-ugoy, baylarina, kabaretista

3. prostitute

   Synonyms: ugoy-ugoy, puta, pokpok