daong

Eastern Cham

Alternative forms

• ꨕꨯꨱꩃ

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuluŋ (“to help, to assist”).

Compare with Malay tolong (“to help”) and Tagalog tulong (“help”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ɔŋ/

Verb

daong

1. to help; to assist; to rescue

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From earlier dawong. Compare Ilocano daong, Kapampangan daung, and Bikol Central dahong. See also Central Tagbanwa dong, Waray-Waray adyong, Tausug adjung, and Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ (jong).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈʔoŋ/ [d̪ɐˈʔoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: da‧ong

Noun

daóng (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜂᜅ᜔) (nautical)

1. large ship

   Synonyms: barko, sasakyang-dagat

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with duong (“steering into port”).

Alternative forms

• dauong, davong — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• dawong — obsolete

Derived terms

• Daong ni Noe
• daong-daungan
• Daong-daungan
• daungan
• magdaraong

See also

• arka

Etymology 2

Corruption of duong due to closely related meaning with daong (“large ship”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈʔoŋ/ [d̪ɐˈʔoŋ], /ˈdaʔoŋ/ [ˈd̪aː.ʔoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ, -aʔoŋ
• Syllabification: da‧ong

Noun

daóng or daong (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜂᜅ᜔) (nautical, colloquial)

1. alternative form of duong

Derived terms

• daungan
• dumaong
• idaong
• magdaong
• nakadaong

Further reading

• “daong”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “daong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 351
• Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 214
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎^[1] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos.‎^[2] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[3] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • page 440: “Nao) Davong (pc) grande q̃ va biene acaſtilla”
  • page 441: “Naue) Davong (pc) de la carrera de caſtilla”
  • page 441: “Nauio) Davong (pc) de los que andan en la carrera de Eſpaña”

Anagrams

• Gonda