dukwang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• docuang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dukˈwaŋ/ [dʊkˈwaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: duk‧wang

Noun

dukwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔)

1. act of reaching out by leaning one's body and stretching one's arms

   Synonyms: dunghal, dunghap

2. distance reached by stretching one's arms and leaning one's body

Derived terms

• dukwangin
• dumukwang
• idukwang
• magdukwang
• mandukwang
• padukwang-dukwang

 

References

• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, page 112: “DOCUANG. pp. alcanzar algo alargado el brazo”