ugoy

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: u‧goy
  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈɡoj/, [ʔʊˈɣoɪ̯] (act of rocking; rocking motion)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔuɡoj/, [ˈʔu.ɣoɪ̯] (slow movement in dancing; taxi dancer; prostitute)

Noun

ugóy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜄᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. act of rocking or swaying to and fro (of a swing, cradle, etc.)
    Synonyms: pag-ugoy, pag-uugoy, pag-undayon, pagtabyon
  2. rocking or swaying motion (of a swing, cradle, etc.)
    Synonyms: undayon, tabyon

Derived terms
  • iugoy
  • mag-ugoy
  • pag-ugoy
  • pag-uugoy
  • ugoy-ugoy
  • ugoy-uguyin
  • uguyin
  • umugoy
  • umugoy-ugoy

Noun

ugoy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜄᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. slow movement in dancing (like drag)
    Synonym: ugoy-ugoy
  2. taxi dancer
    Synonyms: ugoy-ugoy, baylarina, kabaretista
  3. prostitute
    Synonyms: ugoy-ugoy, puta, pokpok
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.