lalagukan

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: la‧la‧gu‧kan
  • IPA(key): /lalaˈɡukan/, [lɐ.lɐˈɣu.xɐn]
  • IPA(key): /lalaɡuˈkan/, [lɐ.lɐ.ɣʊˈxan]

Noun

lalagukan or lalagukán

  1. (anatomy) Adam's apple
    Synonyms: tatagukan, gulunggulungan
  2. (anatomy) throat
    Synonyms: lalamunan, lagukan
  3. (anatomy, neologism) pharynx
    Synonym: paringhe

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