duongan

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Etymology

From duong +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duˈʔoŋan/ [d̪uˈʔo.ŋan̪]
• Hyphenation: du‧o‧ngan

Noun

duóngan (Basahan spelling ᜇᜓᜂᜅᜈ᜔)

1. harbor

   Synonym: piyer

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From duong (“steering into port”) +‎ -an.

Alternative forms

• daungan — colloquial
• doongan
• duungan — superseded, pre-2014

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /duʔoˈŋan/ [d̪ʊ.ʔoˈŋan̪], /duˈʔoŋan/ [d̪ʊˈʔoː.ŋɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -an, -oŋan
• Syllabification: du‧o‧ngan

Noun

duongan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜂᜅᜈ᜔)

1. port; wharf; harbor; anchorage

   Synonyms: piyer, pantalan, punduhan, sadsaran, angklahe, puwerto, des-embarkadero, (obsolete) lalawigan, (obsolete) tugpahan

2. simultaneous landing of sea vessels in a port

   Synonym: pagdadaungan

Derived terms

• malayang duongan
• tagaduongan

 

Verb

duongán or duongan (complete dinuongan, progressive dinuruongan, contemplative duruongan, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜂᜅᜈ᜔)

1. to be made the place for anchorage

Related terms

• dumuong

Etymology 2

From duong (“prow”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /duˈʔoŋan/ [d̪ʊˈʔoː.ŋɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -oŋan
• Syllabification: du‧o‧ngan

Noun

duongan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜂᜅᜈ᜔) (nautical, obsolete)

1. ship with a bad prow

Alternative forms

• doongan
• doungan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• duungan — superseded, pre-2014
• duwungan — obsolete

Further reading

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