lusong

See also: Lǚsòng

Chamorro

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lusuŋ.

Noun

lusong

1. mortar

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lusuŋ.

Noun

lusong

1. mortar

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lusuŋ.

Noun

lusóng

1. mortar

Tagalog

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlusoŋ/ [ˈlu.soŋ]
• Rhymes: -usoŋ
• Syllabification: lu‧song

Noun

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

Derived terms

• lusungan
• lusungin
• lusunglusong
• paglusong
• palusong

 

Related terms

• Luzon

See also

• sungsong

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /luˈsoŋ/ [lʊˈsoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: lu‧song

Noun

lusóng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔)

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

See also

• bayuhan
• dikdikan

Further reading

• “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 (2010–) “*lusuŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary