minangon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Kapampangan minangun (“causeway; elevated road”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /miˈnaŋon/ [mɪˈn̪aː.ŋon̪]
  • Rhymes: -aŋon
  • Syllabification: mi‧na‧ngon

Noun

minangon (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈᜅᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. dyke (earthwork raised to prevent inundation of low land by the sea or flooding rivers)
    Synonyms: pilapil, dike, patuto, hapila, saplad, tabon, pimpin, halang
  2. highland
    Synonyms: bakood, ilaya, hulo

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