alug-alog

Hanunoo

Etymology

Reduplication of *alog (“surprise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʔaluɡ ˈʔaluɡ/ [ˌʔa.loɡ ˈʔa.loɡ]
• Rhymes: -aluɡ
• Syllabification: a‧lug-a‧log

Interjection

alug-alog (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜮᜳᜤ᜴ᜠᜮᜳᜤ᜴)

1. an exclamation of surprise or wonderment

   Alug-alog tunda pag balay kay kadaka!

   That house is so amazingly large!

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 26