Translingual

Dugong

Proper noun

Dugong m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dugongidae – the dugong.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder; Afrotheria - superorder; Paenungulata - clade; Sirenia - order; Dugongidae - family; Dugonginae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Dugong dugon - the only species

English

Dugong with a young

Noun

dugong ‎(plural dugongs)

1. A plant-eating aquatic marine mammal, of the genus Dugong, found in tropical regions. Dugong dugon.

Synonyms

• sea cow

Translations

See also

• manatee

Anagrams

• gun dog, gundog

French

Etymology

From English dugong, from Tagalog dugong, from Malay duyung.

Noun

dugong m ‎(plural dugongs)

1. dugong

Indonesian

Etymology

From English dugong, from Tagalog dugong, from Malay duyung.

Alternative forms

• duyung

Noun

dugong

1. dugong (Dugong dugon)

Synonyms

• babi duyung
• ikan duyung

Malay

Etymology

From English dugong, from Tagalog dugong, from Malay duyung.

Alternative forms

• duyung
• دويوڠ
• دوݢوڠ

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /duɡoŋ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /duɡʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -ugoŋ, -goŋ, -oŋ

Noun

dugong ‎(Jawi spelling دوݢوڠ)

1. dugong (Dugong dugon)

Synonyms

• babi duyung / بابي دويوڠ
• ikan duyung / ايکن دويوڠ

Tagalog

Etymology

Malay duyung

Noun

dugong

1. dugong

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English dugong, from Tagalog dugong, from Malay duyung.

Noun

dugong

1. dugong, Dugong dugon

Synonyms

• dhangal (western dialect)