usong

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusuŋ (carry between two persons). Compare Cebuano usong, Tausug usung, Javanese ꦲꦸꦱꦸꦁ (usung) and Malay usung.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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usong (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. act of helping another or each other in carrying a load cooperatively
    Synonyms: pag-usong, pag-uusong
  2. act of carrying of a load by two or more persons at the same time
    Synonyms: pag-usong, pag-uusong

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • usong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qusuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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