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tausug

/taʊˈsuɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tausug
IPA
/taʊˈsuɡ/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an ethnic group of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.

name

A Visayan language (Malayo-Polynesian) spoken mainly in Sulu province in the Philippines, eastern Sabah in Malaysia and North Kalimantan in Indonesia.

adj

Of or relating to this ethnic group or language.

Etymology

Borrowed from Tausug Tausūg, from tau + sūg, literally "people of the current".

Inflected Forms

Tausugs (plural) more Tausug (comparative) most Tausug (superlative)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Tausug terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Tausug terms

Synonyms

Joloano Suluk

Questions

How do you pronounce tausug?
The recorded pronunciation is /taʊˈsuɡ/.
What does tausug mean?
A member of an ethnic group of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Where does tausug come from?
Borrowed from Tausug Tausūg, from tau + sūg, literally "people of the current".

How to pronounce tausug

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