tatagukan

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tataɡuˈkan/ [t̪ɐ.t̪ɐ.ɣʊˈxan̪], /taˌtaˈɡukan/ [t̪ɐˌt̪aːˈɣuː.xɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -an, -ukan
  • Syllabification: ta‧ta‧gu‧kan

Noun

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tatagukán or tatágúkan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆᜄᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) Adam's apple
    Synonyms: gulung-gulungan, lalagukan
  2. (anatomy) throat
    Synonyms: lalamunan, lagukan, lalagukan, titigukan
  3. (anatomy, neologism) larynx
    Synonym: laringhe

References

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  • 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