Bikol Central edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Tagalog lungsod (city), from Cebuano lungsod (town).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /luŋˈsod/, [l̪un̪ˈsod̪]
  • Hyphenation: lung‧sod

Noun edit

lungsód (Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. city
    Synonym: siyudad

Cebuano edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /luŋˈsod/, [l̪ʊŋˈs̪od̪]
  • Hyphenation: lung‧sod

Noun edit

lungsód

  1. town

Usage notes edit

Quotations edit

Descendants edit

  • Tagalog: lungsod (city)
    • Bikol Central: lungsod

Hiligaynon edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈluŋsod/, [ˈlun.sod]
  • Hyphenation: lung‧sod

Noun edit

lungsod

  1. town
    Synonym: banwa
  2. anthill

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Cebuano lungsod (town).[1] Said to be introduced by Eusebio T. Daluz in 1915,[2][3] one of the founders of the Akademya ng Wikang Pilipino (Academy of the Filipino Language), one of the predecessors of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) (Commission on the Filipino Language).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /luŋˈsod/, [lʊnˈsod]
  • Hyphenation: lung‧sod

Noun edit

lungsód (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. city
    Synonym: siyudad
    Lungsod ng MaynilaCity of Manila

Usage notes edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co.
  2. ^ Daluz, Eusebio T. (1915) Filipino-English vocabulary: with practical example of Filipino and English grammars[1], Manila: Akademya ng Wikang Filipino.
  3. ^ Morrow, Paul (2017) “The Filipino language that might have been (Third of a three-part series)”, in Canadian Filipino Net[2]

Further reading edit

  • lungsod”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • lungsod”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024