lungsod

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog lungsod (city), from Cebuano lungsod (town).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luŋˈsod/, [l̪un̪ˈsod̪]
  • Hyphenation: lung‧sod

Noun

lungsód (Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. city
    Synonym: siyudad

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luŋˈsod/, [l̪ʊŋˈs̪od̪]
  • Hyphenation: lung‧sod

Noun

lungsód

  1. town

Usage notes

  • This word is part of Cebuano–Tagalog false friends. The Tagalog definitions can be seen at lungsod#Tagalog.

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:lungsod.

Descendants

  • Tagalog: lungsod (city)
    • Bikol Central: lungsod

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluŋsod/, [ˈlun.sod]
  • Hyphenation: lung‧sod

Noun

lungsod

  1. town
    Synonym: banwa
  2. anthill

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Cebuano lungsod (town).[1] Said to be introduced by Eusebio T. Daluz in 1915,[2][3] one of the founders of the Akademya ng Wikang Pilipino (Academy of the Filipino Language), one of the predecessors of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) (Commission on the Filipino Language).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luŋˈsod/, [lʊnˈsod]
  • Hyphenation: lung‧sod

Noun

lungsód (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. city
    Synonym: siyudad
    Lungsod ng MaynilaCity of Manila

Usage notes

  • This word is part of Tagalog–Cebuano false friends. The Cebuano definitions can be seen at lungsod#Cebuano.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co.
  2. Daluz, Eusebio T. (1915) Filipino-English vocabulary: with practical example of Filipino and English grammars, Manila: Akademya ng Wikang Filipino.
  3. Morrow, Paul (2017) “The Filipino language that might have been (Third of a three-part series)”, in Canadian Filipino Net

Further reading

  • lungsod”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • lungsod”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
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