pungko

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *puŋkuq. Compare Hiligaynon pungko (“to sit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuŋkoʔ/ [ˈpuŋ.koʔ]
• Hyphenation: pung‧ko

Verb

pungkò (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

1. to squat; to crouch

   Synonyms: gak-ang, iskwat, puk-ong, tuk-ong, tungko

2. to sit down
3. to sit idly

Derived terms

• pungko sa bilanggoan
• pungkopungko

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *puŋkuq. Compare Cebuano pungkô (“to squat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuŋkoʔ/ [ˈpuŋ.kʊʔ]
• Hyphenation: pung‧ko

Verb

pungkò

1. to sit

   Synonym: lingkod

Derived terms

• pulungkoan (“seat”)

Kinaray-a

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *puŋkuq. Compare Hiligaynon pungkò (“to sit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuŋkoʔ/, [ˈpuŋ.koʔ]

Verb

pungkò

1. to sit

Derived terms

• pulungkoan (“seat”)

Northern Catanduanes Bikol

Noun

pungko

1. mountain

Southern Catanduanes Bikol

Noun

pungko

1. mountain

Derived terms

• kapungkohan
• mapungko

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pongco — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

See also Central Bikol pungka.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /puŋˈkoʔ/ [pʊŋˈk̠oʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: pung‧ko

Noun

pungkô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ) (dialectal, Batangas)

1. lump on the forehead or elsewhere

   Synonym: bukol

Derived terms

• ipamungko
• magpungko
• mamungko
• pagpungkuin
• pungkuin

Further reading

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