kugon

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *guʀun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guʀun.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ku‧gon

IPA^(key): /kuˈɡon/, [kʊˈɡon̪]

Noun

kugón (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

cogon grass; any of several perennial rhizomatous grasses of genus Imperata, especially Imperata cylindrica

Descendants

→ Spanish: cogón
- → English: cogon

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *guʀun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guʀun.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key): /ˈkuɡon/ [ˈku.ɣon]
  - Rhymes: -uɡon
- IPA^(key): /kuˈɡon/ [kʊˈɣon]
  - Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: ku‧gon

Noun

kugon or kugón (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)

Derived terms

kugon-lake
kugunan
ningas-kugon

See also

talahib

Further reading

“kugon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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