tatagukan

Tagalog

Etymology

From tagok +‎ -an, from an initial reduplication of tagok.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tataɡuˈkan/ [t̪ɐ.t̪ɐ.ɣʊˈxan̪], /taˌtaˈɡukan/ [t̪ɐˌt̪aːˈɣuː.xɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -an, -ukan
• Syllabification: ta‧ta‧gu‧kan

Noun

tatagukán or tatágúkan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆᜄᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

1. (anatomy) Adam's apple

   Synonyms: gulung-gulungan, lalagukan

2. (anatomy) throat

   Synonyms: lalamunan, lagukan, lalagukan, titigukan

3. (anatomy, neologism) larynx

   Synonym: laringhe

References

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL