pungko

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *puŋkuq. Compare Hiligaynon pungko (to sit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuŋkoʔ/ [ˈpuŋ.koʔ]
  • Hyphenation: pung‧ko

Verb

pungkò (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

  1. to squat; to crouch
    Synonyms: gak-ang, iskwat, puk-ong, tuk-ong, tungko
  2. to sit down
  3. to sit idly

Derived terms

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *puŋkuq. Compare Cebuano pungkô (to squat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuŋkoʔ/ [ˈpuŋ.kʊʔ]
  • Hyphenation: pung‧ko

Verb

pungkò

  1. to sit
    Synonym: lingkod

Derived terms

  • pulungkoan (seat)

Kinaray-a

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *puŋkuq. Compare Hiligaynon pungkò (to sit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuŋkoʔ/, [ˈpuŋ.koʔ]

Verb

pungkò

  1. to sit

Derived terms

  • pulungkoan (seat)

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Noun

pungko

  1. mountain

Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

Noun

pungko

  1. mountain

Derived terms

  • kapungkohan
  • mapungko

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

See also Bikol Central pungka.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /puŋˈkoʔ/ [pʊŋˈkoʔ]
  • Rhymes: -oʔ
  • Syllabification: pung‧ko

Noun

pungkô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ) (dialectal, Batangas)

  1. lump on the forehead or elsewhere
    Synonym: bukol

Derived terms

  • ipamungko
  • magpungko
  • mamungko
  • pagpungkuin
  • pungkuin

Further reading

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