lusong

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See also: Lǚsòng

Chamorro

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lusuŋ.

Noun

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lusong

  1. mortar

Lubuagan Kalinga

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lusuŋ.

Noun

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lusong

  1. mortar

Masbatenyo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lusuŋ.

Noun

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lusóng

  1. mortar

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Possibly from Hokkien 落山 (lo̍h-soaⁿ, descend from a mountain), according to Manuel (1948).

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Noun

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lusong (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. descent to a lower place
    Synonyms: baba, pagbaba, panaog, pagpanaog
  2. stepping into water (as in bathing in a body of water)
    Synonyms: lusok, paglusok
  3. voluntary work in a cooperative or community labor
  4. voluntary worker in a cooperative; community worker
  5. (obsolete) selling at a loss
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lusuŋ. Compare Chamorro lusong, Tausug lusung, and Malay lesung.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lusóng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. large, wooden mortar for pounding rice and other grains
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Further reading

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  • lusong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 39
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lusuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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