yaong

Sambali

Noun

yaóng

  1. bowl

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Philippine *yahuŋ, ultimately possibly from Chinese. Compare Ilocano yaong, Pangasinan yaong, Sambali yaong, Cebuano yahong, and Hiligaynon yahong.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /jaˈʔoŋ/ [jɐˈʔoŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Syllabification: ya‧ong

Noun

yaóng (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜂᜅ᜔)

  1. a type of porcelain cup

See also

Further reading

  • yaong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*yahuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI