sundang

English

Noun

sundang (plural sundangs)

1. (Philippines) A kind of dagger or short machete.

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sunˈdaŋ/, [sun̪ˈd̪aŋ]
• Hyphenation: sun‧dang

Noun

sundáng (Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔)

1. (Naga) bolo (Philippine machete)

   Synonym: tabak

See also

• balisong
• daga
• gata
• kutsilyo
• lanseta
• palas
• sanggot

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sun‧dang
• IPA^(key): /sunˈdaŋ/, [s̪ʊn̪ˈd̪aŋ]

Noun

sundang

1. a type of bolo knife; a large, long-bladed, sharp-pointed cutting tool similar to a machete

Verb

sundang

1. to attack or kill with a sundang

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sunˈdaŋ/, [sunˈdaŋ]
• Hyphenation: sun‧dang

Noun

sundáng

1. a type of bolo knife

Maguindanao

Noun

sundang

1. kris

   Synonym: pedang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sondang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Compare Bikol Central, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Maguindanao, and Waray-Waray sundang, and Dupaningan Agta and Maranao sondang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sunˈdaŋ/ [sʊnˈdaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: sun‧dang

Noun

sundáng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔)

1. dagger; short machete; heavy knife

   Synonyms: daga, punyal, balaraw

2. short, broad kitchen knife

   Synonyms: kampit, kutsilyo

Derived terms

• sundangin

 

Further reading

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

Waray-Waray

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sunˈdaŋ/, [sunˈdaŋ]
• Hyphenation: sun‧dang

Noun

sundáng

1. bolo; machete; large, heavy knife

   Synonym: bolo

See also

• daga
• hinganiban
• korta
• lanseta
• punyal
• sipol