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Cebuano
Etymology
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522..
From dungog + -l- + -an.
Pronunciation
Noun
dalúnggan (Badlit spelling ᜇᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜄᜈ᜔)
- (anatomy) ear
- ear-like projections on the end of sacks formed when the mouth of the sack is tied up
Quotations
References
- John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
Hiligaynon
Noun
dalunggan
- (anatomy) ear