nguso

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Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *ŋusuq. Compare Kapampangan ngusu (upper lip) and Tagalog nguso (snout; upper lip).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈŋusoʔ/
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  • Hyphenation: ngu‧so

Noun

ngusò (Basahan spelling ᜅᜓᜐᜓ)

  1. (Naga, anatomy) mouth
    Synonym: ngimot

See also

Tagalog

ang nguso ng isang kamelyo (the snout of a camel)

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ŋusuq. Compare Bikol Central nguso and Kapampangan ngusu.

Pronunciation

Noun

ngusò (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜓᜐᜓ)

  1. snout; muzzle (of animals)
  2. trunk (of an elephant)
  3. (anatomy) upper lip
    Synonym: (Marinduque) ungos
  4. (anatomy, by extension) mouth (of a human, especially one that is large and prominent)
  5. (by extension) prominent part of something, such as the bow of a ship
  6. (by extension) act of pointing by protruding the lips (towards someone or something)
    Synonym: pagngunguso

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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