Dalunggan

ear; hearingnoun

Alternative meanings

ear; hearing; organ used to hear; body part related to hearing; sense of hearing depending on context

Pronunciation

dah-LOONG-gahn

Root and affixes

Dalunggan is the common word for ear or hearing organ. It relates to dungog or dungug, to hear, and paminaw, to listen.

Variants or conjugations

ear; ear variant; hearing; sense/hearing; hearing/fame depending on context

Related words and expressions

to hear; to listen; listening; sound; noise; head; face

Meaning and usage notes

For the physical organ, dalunggan is usually the natural form. For the sense of hearing, pandungog may be more specific. For to hear as a verb, use makadungog.