dungaw

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

dung-aw

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: du‧ngaw
IPA^(key): /duʔˈŋau/, [duʔˈŋaʊ̯]

Noun

dùngaw

act of looking out through a window

Derived terms

dungawon
magdungaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

dong̃ao – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
rungaw – dialectal, Teresa-Morong

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *duʔŋaw (“lookout”). Compare Kapampangan dungo, Bikol Central dung-aw, and Cebuano dungaw / dung-aw.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: du‧ngaw

IPA^(key): /ˈduŋaw/, [ˈdu.ŋaʊ̯]

Noun

dungaw (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜅᜏ᜔)

looking out from a window
Synonyms: sungaw, mata-mata

Derived terms

dumungaw
dungawan
dungawin
durungawan
magdudungaw
manungaw
nakadungaw
pagdunaw
panungawan
panunungaw

Further reading

“dungaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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