nguso

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• ngoso

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋusoʔ/, [ˈŋu.soʔ]

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• Hyphenation: ngu‧so

Noun

ngusò (Basahan spelling ᜅᜓᜐᜓ)

1. (Naga, anatomy) mouth

   Synonym: ngimot

Related terms

• dila
• ngabil
• ngiwi
• sungal
• wilwil

 

See also

• ngaspak
• ngislo
• ngurapak

 

Tagalog

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈŋusoʔ/ [ˈŋu.soʔ]
• Rhymes: -usoʔ
• Syllabification: ngu‧so

Noun

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

Derived terms

• ngusuan

 

Further reading

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