ungos

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uŋus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈŋos/ [ʔuˈŋos]
  • Hyphenation: u‧ngos

Noun

ungós (Basahan spelling ᜂᜅᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) snout (of an animal)
    Synonym: ngudoy

See also

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uŋus.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔuˈŋos/ [ʔʊˈŋos]
  • Rhymes: -os
  • Syllabification: u‧ngos

Noun

ungós (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜅᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) upper lip; snout
    Synonyms: nguso, labi, sungot
  2. ledge; projection
    Synonyms: lambi, sungki, tungki, usli
  3. (figurative) advantage; superiority
    Synonyms: lamang, kalamangan, kahigitan, bentahe

Derived terms

  • kaungusan
  • makaungos
  • maungos
  • maungusan
  • umungos
  • ungusan

See also

Advantage

ungós (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜅᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. protruded; jutted out
    Synonyms: nakalitaw, nakausli
  2. with an advantage; ahead; superior
    Synonyms: nakalalamang, lamang, higit

Further reading

  • “ungos”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
  • “ungos”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*uŋus”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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