Dacudac

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Kankanaey Dacudac. See that for more details.

Proper noun

Dacudac

1. A barangay of Tadian, Mountain Province, Philippines

   Meronyms: Banata, Dacudac Proper, Lias, Madange, Pasnadan, Sayapot, Tukod — sitios of Dacudac

   Coordinate terms: Balaoa, Banaao, Bantey, Batayan, Bunga, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Duagan, Kayan East, Kayan West, Lenga, Lubon, Mabalite, Masla, Pandayan, Poblacion, Sumadel, Tue — barangays of Tadian

Kankanaey

Etymology

There are two stories as to the origin of the name:

1. There was once a man with his daughter from Leseb who went to Ampontoc to find a job. The people there wanted the gold tooth and ring of the girl, but the girl refused, so she was killed. The father went back to Leseb to tell the news, to which the Leseb people waged war to the Ampontoc people. The following day, the Leseb people went and killed the warriors and people of Ampontoc.
2. There was once a man with his son from Leseb who went to Pilipil to find a job. The people there wanted the gold teeth of the man, and so they beheaded the man, collected his blood, and forced the son to drink it. The son ran back to Leseb to tell the news, to which the Leseb people waged war to the Pilipil people. The following day, the Leseb people went and killed their opponents.

For both of the stories, on their way home, while carrying their opponents' heads, they stumbled a cave wherein they rested. They performed a dacudacan ritual to celebrate their victory, which includes playing of gongs, stomping of feet, and shouting dacdacudac (“victory”). From then on, the people there adopted the name "Dacudac".

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /daˈkudak/ [dʌˈk̠uː.dʌk̠̚]
• Rhymes: -udak
• Syllabification: Da‧cu‧dac

Proper noun

Dacudac

1. A barangay of Tadian, Mountain Province, Philippines

References

• Ornaldo C. Madalla (2016) Barangay Dacudac, Tadian, Mountain Province: Its History and Present Realities, Baguio City, Philippines: Tebtebba Foundation, pages 5-7