pusong
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Alternative forms
- posong — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
Etymology
Compare Ilocano pusong (“arrogant”), Pangasinan pusong (“flirt”), Aklanon pusong (“trickster”), Cebuano pusong (“mischief; trickery”), Hiligaynon pusong (“boaster; braggart”), Waray-Waray pusong (“clown; prankster”), Malay pusung (“stupid; moron”), and Minangkabau pusung (“foolish”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- Syllabification: pu‧song
Noun
pusong (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔)
- clown; buffoon
- Synonym: payaso
- buffoonery; foolishness
- Synonyms: kalokohan, kabang-awan, kahunghangan
Derived terms
- ipagpusong
- magpusong
- pagpusungan
Adjective
pusóng (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔)
- foolish; clownish
- Synonyms: katawa-tawa, komiko
- impudent; brazen; profane; with contempt or disregard
- Synonyms: tampalasan, lapastangan, walang-pakundangan
Derived terms
- kapusungan
- magpusong
- pagpusungan
Further reading
- “pusong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Adjective
pusong
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