lusong
See also: Lǚsòng
Chamorro
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lusuŋ.
Noun
lusong
- mortar
Lubuagan Kalinga
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lusuŋ.
Noun
lusong
- mortar
Masbatenyo
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lusuŋ.
Noun
lusóng
- mortar
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Possibly from Hokkien 落山 (lo̍h-soaⁿ, “descend from a mountain”), according to Manuel (1948)[1].
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lu‧song
- IPA(key): /ˈlusoŋ/, [ˈlu.soŋ]
Noun
lusong (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔)
- descent to a lower place
- Synonyms: baba, pagbaba, panaog, pagpanaog
- stepping into water (as in bathing in a body of water)
- Synonyms: lusok, paglusok
- voluntary work in a cooperative or community labor
- voluntary worker in a cooperative;community worker
- (obsolete) selling at a loss
Derived terms
- lusungan
- lusungin
- lusunglusong
- paglusong
- palusong
Related terms
- Luzon
See also
- sungsong
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lesuŋ. Compare Chamorro lusong, Higaonon lusung, Limos Kalinga lusung, Lubuagan Kalinga lusong, Masbatenyo lusong, Tausug lusung, and Malay lesung.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lu‧song
- IPA(key): /luˈsoŋ/, [lʊˈsoŋ]
Noun
lusóng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔)
- large, wooden mortar for pounding rice and other grains
See also
- bayuhan
- dikdikan
References
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, pages 39