dungaw

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• dung-aw

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duʔˈŋaw/, [d̪uʔˈŋaʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: du‧ngaw

Noun

dùngaw (plural durungaw, Basahan spelling ᜇᜓᜅᜏ᜔)

1. act of looking out through a window

Derived terms

• dungawon
• magdungaw

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dong̃ao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• rungaw — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *duʔŋaw (“lookout”). Compare Kapampangan dungo, Bikol Central dung-aw, and Cebuano dungaw / dung-aw.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈduŋaw/ [ˈdu.ŋaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -uŋaw
• Syllabification: du‧ngaw

Noun

dungaw (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜅᜏ᜔)

1. looking out from a window

   Synonyms: sungaw, mata-mata

Derived terms

• dumungaw
• dungawan
• dungawin
• durungawan
• magdudungaw
• manungaw
• nakadungaw
• pagdunaw
• panunungaw
• panungawan

 

Further reading

• “dungaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018