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duyong

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Malay duyung.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: du‧yong

Noun

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duyong

  1. a dugong

Hiligaynon

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Noun

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duyong

  1. dugong, sea cow

Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ (sea cow; dugong). Doublet of dugong. Compare Ivatan ruyung, Ibatan royong, Ilocano luy-ong, Cebuano dugong, and Malay duyong.

Noun

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duyong (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜌᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. dugong
    Synonym: dugong

See also

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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duyong (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜌᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) pubis; pelvic bone
    Synonym: balakang
  2. (anatomy) pubes
    Synonym: bulbol

Further reading

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

Anagrams

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