pagpupugay

Tagalog

Etymology

From pag- +‎ pugay with partial reduplication.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paɡpuˈpuɡaj/ [pɐɡ.pʊˈpuː.ɣaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -uɡaj
• Syllabification: pag‧pu‧pu‧gay

Noun

pagpupugay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜉᜓᜉᜓᜄᜌ᜔)

1. gesturing of salute
2. congratulations; cheers

Further reading

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