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Cebuano
Etymology
From Malay duyung.
Pronunciation
Noun
duyong
- a dugong
Hiligaynon
Noun
duyong
- dugong, sea cow
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ (“sea cow; dugong”). Doublet of dugong. Compare Ivatan ruyung, Ibatan royong, Ilocano luy-ong, Cebuano dugong, and Malay duyong.
Noun
duyong (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜌᜓᜅ᜔)
- dugong
- Synonym: dugong
See also
Etymology 2
Noun
duyong (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜌᜓᜅ᜔)
- (anatomy) pubis; pelvic bone
- Synonym: balakang
- (anatomy) pubes
- Synonym: bulbol
Further reading
- “duyong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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