duyong

Cebuano

Etymology

From Malay duyung.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: du‧yong

Noun

duyong

1. a dugong

Hiligaynon

Noun

duyong

1. dugong, sea cow

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdujoŋ/ [ˈduː.joŋ]
• Rhymes: -ujoŋ
• Syllabification: du‧yong

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ (“sea cow; dugong”). Doublet of dugong. Compare Ivatan ruyung, Ibatan royong, Ilocano luy-ong, Cebuano dugong, and Malay duyong.

Noun

duyong (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜌᜓᜅ᜔)

1. dugong

   Synonym: dugong

See also

• isdang-laot

Etymology 2

Noun

duyong (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜌᜓᜅ᜔)

1. (anatomy) pubis; pelvic bone

   Synonym: balakang

2. (anatomy) pubes

   Synonym: bulbol

Further reading

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