kuyog

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkujoɡ/ [ˈku.joɡ]
• Rhymes: -ujoɡ
• Syllabification: ku‧yog

Noun

kuyog (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜌᜓᜄ᜔)

1. swarm; throng; multitude; crowd

   Synonym: kawan

2. gang; legion; company; mob

   Synonyms: kulumpon, pangkat, gang, kasamahan, barkada, pandilya

3. act in unison by a single group
4. swarm of snakes slithering out of its den to feed
5. (zoology) rabbitfish (of the family Siganidae)

   Synonyms: samaral, balawis, baliwis, padas

Derived terms

• kumuyog
• kuyugin
• pagkuyog

 

See also

• dumog

 

Further reading

• “kuyog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “kuyog” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021