daluyong
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- daloyion, daloyon — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
- daluyon — obsolete
Etymology
From earlier daluyon, from Proto-Philippine *daluyun (“tidal wave”). Compare Ilocano dalluyon, Ibaloi shaduyon, Pangasinan daluyon, Kapampangan daluyung, and Aklanon dayuyon.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˈlujoŋ/ [dɐˈlu.joŋ]
- Rhymes: -ujoŋ
- Syllabification: da‧lu‧yong
Noun
daluyong (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜓᜌᜓᜅ᜔)
- big wave; tidal wave; surge of the sea
- storm surge
- (figurative) calamity; big misfortune
- Synonym: kapahamakan
Further reading
- “daluyong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 452: “Ola) Daloyon (pp) de [la mar] o de otra agua”
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