duyong

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay duyung.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: du‧yong

Noun[edit]

duyong

  1. a dugong

Hiligaynon[edit]

Noun[edit]

duyong

  1. dugong, sea cow

Tagalog[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdujoŋ/, [ˈdu.joŋ]
  • Hyphenation: du‧yong

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ (“sea cow; dugong”). Doublet of dugong. Compare Ivatan ruyung, Ibatan royong, Ilocano luy-ong, Cebuano dugong, and Malay duyong.

Noun[edit]

duyong (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜌᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. dugong
    Synonym: dugong

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

duyong (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜌᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) pubis; pelvic bone
    Synonym: balakang
  2. (anatomy) pubes
    Synonym: bulbol

Further reading[edit]

  • “duyong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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