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English
Noun
sundang (plural sundangs)
- (Philippines) A kind of dagger or short machete.
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sunˈdaŋ/,
- Hyphenation: sun‧dang
Noun
sundáng (Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔)
- (Naga) bolo (Philippine machete)
- Synonym: tabak
See also
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sun‧dang
- IPA(key): /sunˈdaŋ/,
Noun
sundang
- a type of bolo knife; a large, long-bladed, sharp-pointed cutting tool similar to a machete
Verb
sundang
- to attack or kill with a sundang
Hiligaynon
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sunˈdaŋ/,
- Hyphenation: sun‧dang
Noun
sundáng
- a type of bolo knife
Maguindanao
Noun
sundang
- kris
- Synonym: pedang
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compare Bikol Central, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Maguindanao, and Waray-Waray sundang, and Dupaningan Agta and Maranao sondang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sunˈdaŋ/,
- Hyphenation: sun‧dang
Noun
sundáng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔)
- dagger; short machete; heavy knife
- Synonyms: daga, punyal, balaraw
- short, broad kitchen knife
- Synonyms: kampit, kutsilyo
Derived terms
Further reading
- “sundang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Waray-Waray
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sunˈdaŋ/,
- Hyphenation: sun‧dang
Noun
sundáng
- bolo; machete; large, heavy knife
- Synonym: bolo
See also