punong-guro

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • punungguro

Etymology

From puno +‎ -ng- +‎ guro, literally “main teacher”.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌpunoŋ ˈɡuɾoʔ/ [ˌpu.noŋ ˈɡu.ɾoʔ], /ˌpunoŋ ɡuˈɾoʔ/ [ˌpu.noŋ ɡʊˈɾoʔ]
  • Rhymes: -uɾoʔ, -oʔ
  • Syllabification: pu‧nong-gu‧ro

Noun

punong-gurò or punong-gurô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈᜓᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜇᜓ)

  1. headteacher
    Synonym: (neologism) ulungguro
  2. principal
    Synonym: prinsipal
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