pagong

See also: pag-ong and Pag-ong

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *pag(ə)quŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈɡoŋ/ [paˈɡoŋ]
• Hyphenation: pa‧gong

Noun

pagóng (Basahan spelling ᜉᜄᜓᜅ᜔)

1. turtle

   Synonyms: baoo, baho

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pag-ong — dialectal, Marinduque

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *pag(ə)quŋ. Compare Remontado Agta pagung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈɡoŋ/ [pɐˈɣoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: pa‧gong

Noun

pagóng (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄᜓᜅ᜔)

1. tortoise; small land turtle

   Synonym: (obsolete) paniyo

2. (figurative, slang) slow person or object

Derived terms

• mapagong
• pagong-pagungan
• pinagong
• usad-pagong

 

See also

• pahas
• pawikan

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• gapong