daluyong
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Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From earlier daluyon, from Proto-Philippine *daluyun (“tidal wave”). Compare Ilocano dalluyon, Ibaloi shaduyon, Pangasinan daluyon, Kapampangan daluyung, and Aklanon dayuyon.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˈlujoŋ/ [dɐˈlu.joŋ]
- Rhymes: -ujoŋ
- Syllabification: da‧lu‧yong
Noun
[edit]daluyong (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜓᜌᜓᜅ᜔)
- big wave; tidal wave; surge of the sea
- storm surge
- (figurative) calamity; big misfortune
- Synonym: kapahamakan
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “daluyong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 452: “Ola) Daloyon (pp) de [la mar] o de otra agua”