lungsod

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog lungsod (“city”), from Cebuano lungsod (“town”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luŋˈsod/,
• Hyphenation: lung‧sod

Noun

lungsód (Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

1. city

   Synonym: siyudad

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• lunsod

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luŋˈsod/,
• Hyphenation: lung‧sod

Noun

lungsód

1. town

Usage notes

• This word is part of Cebuano–Tagalog false friends. The Tagalog definitions can be seen at lungsod#Tagalog.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:lungsod.

Descendants

• → Tagalog: lungsod (“city”)
  • → Bikol Central: lungsod

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluŋsod/,
• Hyphenation: lung‧sod

Noun

lungsod

1. town

   Synonym: banwa

2. anthill

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• luñgsod, lung̃sod, lonzor — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• lungsor — dialectal, Rizal, informal
• lunsod

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Cebuano lungsod (“town”). Said to be introduced by Eusebio T. Daluz in 1915, one of the founders of the Akademya ng Wikang Pilipino (Academy of the Filipino Language), one of the predecessors of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) (Commission on the Filipino Language).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luŋˈsod/,
• Hyphenation: lung‧sod

Noun

lungsód (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

1. city

   Synonym: siyudad

   Lungsod ng Maynila ― City of Manila

Usage notes

• This word is part of Tagalog–Cebuano false friends. The Cebuano definitions can be seen at lungsod#Cebuano.

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Bikol Central: lungsod

References

Further reading

• “lungsod”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “lungsod”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024