nguso

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Bikol Central[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈŋusoʔ/, [ˈŋu.soʔ]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ngu‧so

Noun[edit]

ngusò (Basahan spelling ᜅᜓᜐᜓ)

  1. (Naga, anatomy) mouth
    Synonym: ngimot

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See also[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ngusò (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜓᜐᜓ)

  1. snout; muzzle (of animals)
  2. trunk (of an elephant)
  3. (anatomy) upper lip
    Synonym: (Marinduque) ungos
  4. (by extension) prominent part of something, such as the bow of a ship

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Further reading[edit]

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