lalagukan

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From lagok +‎ -an, from an initial reduplication of lagok.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lalaˈɡukan/ [lɐ.lɐˈɣu.xɐn], /lalaɡuˈkan/ [lɐ.lɐ.ɣʊˈxan]
  • Rhymes: -ukan, -an
  • Syllabification: la‧la‧gu‧kan

Noun[edit]

lalagukan or lalagukán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜄᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) Adam's apple
    Synonyms: tatagukan, gulung-gulungan
  2. (anatomy) throat
    Synonyms: lalamunan, lagukan
  3. (anatomy, neologism) pharynx
    Synonym: paringhe

References[edit]

  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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