sungka

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Tausug sungka'.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: sung‧ka

Noun[edit]

sungka

  1. the game of congkak

Tagalog[edit]

Tagalog Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Possibly borrowed from Malay congkak (“mancala game”), from congak (“mental calculation”). Compare Bikol Central sungka, Cebuano sungka, and Tausug sungka'.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /suŋˈkaʔ/, [sʊŋˈkaʔ]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuŋka/, [ˈsuŋ.kɐ]
  • Hyphenation: sung‧ka

Noun[edit]

sungkâ or sungka (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜃ)

  1. (board games) sungka; congkak (especially the Philippine variety)

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • “sungka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cultural Heritage at GlobalPinoy.com [1]

Tausug[edit]

Noun[edit]

sungka

  1. rosin (for violin bows)
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