sunog

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sunuʀ.

Verb

sunog

1. to burn

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sunuʀ.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: su‧nog

Noun

sunog

1. a fire; the occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger
2. a forest fire

Adjective

sunog

1. burned; burnt; charred

Tagalog

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This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness. For other Tagalog entries on this topic, see Emergencies.

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sunuʀ. Compare Aklanon sunog, Cebuano sunog, Mansaka sonog, Tausug sunug, and Tetum sunu. May be related to descendants of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu. Compare Malay tunu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsunoɡ/ [ˈsuː.n̪oɡ̚] (noun, interjection)
    • Rhymes: -unoɡ
  • IPA^(key): /suˈnoɡ/ [sʊˈn̪oɡ̚] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -oɡ
• Syllabification: su‧nog

Noun

sunog (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈᜓᜄ᜔)

1. fire; conflagration (especially uncontrolled and destructive)

   Synonym: silab

2. act of burning something

   Synonym: pagsunog

Derived terms

• bomba sa sunog
• magkasunog
• magsunog
• magsunog ng kilay
• manunog
• manununog
• masunog
• nasusunog
• pagsunog
• pagsusunog
• pamatay-sunog
• panunog
• panununog
• seguro sa sunog
• sumunog
• sunugan
• sunugin
• tagapatay-sunog
• takasan sa sunog
• trak na pamatay-sunog

See also

• apoy

Interjection

sunog (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈᜓᜄ᜔)

1. fire!; there's a fire!

Adjective

sunóg (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈᜓᜄ᜔)

1. burnt completely; burnt to ashes
2. sunburned
3. (figuratively, slang) defeated

   Synonyms: taob, supalpal, panis, barado

Derived terms

• sunog sa araw

Further reading

• “sunog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*sunuR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• nguso, usong, sungo, ungos, suong