nguso

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *ŋusuq. Compare Kapampangan ngusu (“upper lip”) and Tagalog nguso (“snout; upper lip”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈŋusoʔ/, [ˈŋu.soʔ]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ngu‧so

Noun

ngusò (Basahan spelling ᜅᜓᜐᜓ)

  1. (Naga, anatomy) mouth
    Synonym: ngimot

See also

Tagalog
ang nguso ng isang kamel (the snout of a camel)

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ŋusuq. Compare Bikol Central nguso and Kapampangan ngusu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈŋusoʔ/, [ˈŋu.soʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ngu‧so

Noun

ngusò (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜓᜐᜓ)

  1. snout; muzzle (of animals)
  2. trunk (of an elephant)
  3. (anatomy) upper lip
    Synonym: (Marinduque) ungos
  4. (by extension) prominent part of something, such as the bow of a ship

Derived terms
  • ngusuan

Further reading
  • “nguso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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