ugong

See also: Ugong

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quʀuŋ (“roar; moan”). Compare Chamorro ugong. See also higing and hugong.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔuɡoŋ/ [ˈʔuː.ɣoŋ]
• Rhymes: -uɡoŋ
• Syllabification: u‧gong

Noun

ugong (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜄᜓᜅ᜔)

1. deep, roaring sound (as of a strong wind, airplane, gale, etc.)

   Synonym: hugong

2. echoing sound (as of a distant cannon fire)

   Synonym: dagundong

3. resonance; buzz; hum

   Synonyms: lagong, hugong, hagunghong

Derived terms

• pag-ugong
• ugungan
• umugong

See also

• agang
• dagaldal
• daguldol
• lagunlon
• ungol

Further reading

• “ugong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*quRuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• unggo