udyong

Tagalog

Etymology

Most likely borrowed from Classical Malay ujung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzuŋ (“mountain peak, cape of land; tip of anything”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔudˈjoŋ/, [ʔʊˈd͡ʒoŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ud‧yong

Noun

udyóng (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. end; tip; extremity
    Synonyms: dulo, duyo
  2. (by extension) arrowhead
    Synonym: palaso

Further reading
  • “udyong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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