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Hanunoo
Etymology
Compare Tagalog agong, Tausug agung, and Maranao agong.
Pronunciation
Noun
agong (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜤᜳᜥ᜴) (music)
- gong made out of bronze for dancing, usually played in a set of two
Derived terms
Further reading
- Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 22
Ilocano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧gong
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈɡoŋ/,
Noun
agóng
- nose
Kangean
Etymology
From Sinitic 阿公 (āgōng, “grandfather”).
Pronunciation
Noun
agong
- (Sino-Kangeanic) grandfather (both paternal and maternal)
Karao
Noun
agong
- small hut (usually located in the rice field or a garden)
Maranao
Noun
agong
- gong
References
Tagalog
Etymology
From Malay gong. Compare Hanunoo agong, Cebuano agong, Maranao agong, Tausug agung, and Javanese ꦒꦺꦴꦁ (gong).
Pronunciation
Noun
agong (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜓᜅ᜔)
- (music) deep-toned gong or bell
- long, resonated sound of a gong
Derived terms
See also
References
- “agong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “agong”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
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