kandong

See also: kàndǒng

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kanduŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kanˈdoŋ/ [kɐnˈdoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: kan‧dong

Noun

kandóng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜅ᜔)

1. act of carrying something or someone in one’s lap (such as of child on a mother's lap)

   Synonym: kalong

Adjective

kandóng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜅ᜔)

1. carried on one's lap (such as of a child)

   Synonym: kalong

Derived terms

• ikandong
• kandungan
• kandungin
• kumandong
• magkandong
• pagkandong

 

Further reading

• “kandong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*kanduŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary