kugon

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *guʀun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guʀun.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧gon
• IPA^(key): /kuˈɡon/ [kʊˈɡon̪]

Noun

kugón (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

1. cogon grass; any of several perennial rhizomatous grasses of genus Imperata, especially Imperata cylindrica

Descendants

• → Spanish: cogón
  • → English: cogon

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *guʀun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guʀun.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkuɡon/ [ˈkuː.ɣon̪]
    • Rhymes: -uɡon
  • IPA^(key): /kuˈɡon/ [kʊˈɣon̪]
    • Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ku‧gon

Noun

kugon or kugón (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

1. cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)

Derived terms

• kugon-lake
• kugunan
• ningas-kugon

 

See also

• talahib

Further reading

• “kugon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018