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“Term of address for a young boy or younger male” in Bisaya: dong
The Bisaya (Cebuano) word for “term of address for a young boy or younger male” is dong, pronounced DONG. It's used as a noun in everyday Cebuano conversation across the Visayas and Mindanao, where over 22 million people speak Bisaya as their native language.
Bisaya translation
dong
DONG
- English meaning
- term of address for a young boy or younger male
- Part of speech
- noun
How to pronounce dong
Say it as DONG. Capitalized syllables in the pronunciation guide indicate stress — the part of the word you emphasize when speaking. Bisaya stress is meaningful: putting it on the wrong syllable can change the meaning of a word, so it's worth practicing out loud.
Example sentences
Kumusta, dong? Naa ba si mama nimo?
“How are you, young man? Is your mom home?”
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