daluyong

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• daloyion, daloyon — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• daluyon — obsolete

Etymology

From earlier daluyon, from Proto-Philippine *daluyun (“tidal wave”). Compare Ilocano dalluyon, Ibaloi shaduyon, Pangasinan daluyon, Kapampangan daluyung, and Aklanon dayuyon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈlujoŋ/ [dɐˈlu.joŋ]
• Rhymes: -ujoŋ
• Syllabification: da‧lu‧yong

Noun

daluyong (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜓᜌᜓᜅ᜔)

1. big wave; tidal wave; surge of the sea
2. storm surge
3. (figurative) calamity; big misfortune

   Synonym: kapahamakan

See also

• alon
• tampol
• alimbukay

Further reading

• “daluyong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 452: “Ola) Daloyon (pp) de [la mar] o de otra agua”