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Tagalog

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Are the "cobra, viper" and "meeting" senses related?”)

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔuluˈpoŋ/ [ʔʊ.lʊˈpoŋ] (cobra; viper; treacherous person, noun)
    • IPA(key): /ʔuˈlupoŋ/ [ʔʊˈluː.poŋ] ((obsolete) meeting; conference, noun)
  • Syllabification: u‧lu‧pong

Noun

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ulupóng (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔)

 
isang ulupong
  1. (zoology) cobra, especially the Philippine cobra, Naja philippinensis
    Synonym: kobra
  2. (zoology, by extension) viper
    Synonym: bibora
  3. (figurative) treacherous person; traitor

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Noun

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ulupong (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (obsolete) meeting; conference; circle (group)
    Synonyms: lupon, pulong, lipon, tipon, kabilugan

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