tatagukan

Tagalog

Etymology

From tagok +‎ -an, from an initial reduplication of tagok.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tataɡuˈkan/ [tɐ.tɐ.ɣʊˈxan], /taˌtaˈɡukan/ [tɐˌtaˈɣu.xɐn]
  • Rhymes: -an, -ukan
  • Syllabification: ta‧ta‧gu‧kan

Noun

tatagukán or tatágúkan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆᜄᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) Adam's apple
    Synonyms: gulung-gulungan, lalagukan
  2. (anatomy) throat
    Synonyms: lalamunan, lagukan, lalagukan, titigukan
  3. (anatomy, neologism) larynx
    Synonym: laringhe

References
  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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