guakong

/ˈɡwɑ.kɔŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Colloquial

noun

Colloquial

"...they would put together the business, then Francis would marry his fiancée and have children and at last he, Hilario Ong Tian Puy—Ah Puy to his kin and closest friends—would be a true grandfather, not just guakong to his daughters' children..."

From Hokkien 外公 (gōa-kong, “maternal grandfather”). Compare Tagalog guwakong.

guakongs (plural) gua kong (alternative)

guama angkong ama

Questions

How do you pronounce guakong?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡwɑ.kɔŋ/.

What does guakong mean?

maternal grandfather; maternal grandpa.

Where does guakong come from?

From Hokkien 外公 (gōa-kong, “maternal grandfather”). Compare Tagalog guwakong.

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