nguso

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• ngoso

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋusoʔ/ [ˈŋu.soʔ]

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• Hyphenation: ngu‧so

Noun

ngusò (Basahan spelling ᜅᜓᜐᜓ)

1. (Naga, anatomy) mouth

   Synonym: ngimot

Related terms

• dila
• ngabil
• ngiwi
• sungal
• wilwil

See also

• ngaspak
• ngislo
• ngurapak

Tagalog

ang nguso ng isang kamelyo (the snout of a camel)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈŋusoʔ/ [ˈŋuː.soʔ]
• Rhymes: -usoʔ
• Syllabification: ngu‧so

Noun

ngusò (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜓᜐᜓ)

1. snout; muzzle (of animals)
2. trunk (of an elephant)
3. (anatomy) upper lip

   Synonym: ungos

4. (anatomy, by extension) mouth (of a human, especially one that is large and prominent)
5. (by extension) prominent part of something, such as the bow of a ship
6. (by extension) act of pointing by protruding the lips (towards someone or something)

   Synonym: pagngunguso

Derived terms

• inguso
• ngumuso
• ngusuan
• pagngunguso

Related terms

• salinguso

See also

• balingusngos
• ngusngos

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• usong, sunog, sungo, ungos, suong