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Cebuano

Etymology

From Malay duyung.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: du‧yong

Noun

duyong

  1. a dugong

Hiligaynon

Noun

duyong

  1. 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)

  1. dugong
    Synonym: dugong

See also

Etymology 2

Noun

duyong (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜌᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) pubis; pelvic bone
    Synonym: balakang
  2. (anatomy) pubes
    Synonym: bulbol

Further reading

  • duyong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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