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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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lungsód (Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. city
    Synonym: siyudad

Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈluŋsod/ [ˈl̪uŋ.s̪od̪]
  • Hyphenation: lung‧sod

Noun

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lúngsod

  1. town

Usage notes

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Quotations

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Descendants

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

Hiligaynon

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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lungsod

  1. town
    Synonym: banwa
  2. anthill

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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). See also Malay lungsur (slide down).

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lungsód (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. city
    Synonym: siyudad
    Lungsod ng MaynilaCity of Manila

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References

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  1. ^ Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), 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

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