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Tausug

/taʊˈsuɡ/

Tausug noun: a member of an ethnic group of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Noun

Tausug (plural Tausugs or Tausug)

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

Proper noun

Tausug

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

Adjective

Tausug (comparative more Tausug, superlative most Tausug)

  1. Of or relating to this ethnic group or language.

Tausug meaning in Malay

Tausug in Malay

A Visayan language
Bahasa Suluk

Synonyms of Tausug

Forms of Tausug

Noun
pluralTausugs
pluralTausug
Adjective
comparativemore Tausug
superlativemost Tausug

Origin of Tausug

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

Questions about Tausug

What does Tausug mean?
Tausug means a member of an ethnic group of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.
What is Tausug in Malay?
Tausug in Malay is Bahasa Suluk. See Tausug meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is Tausug?
Tausug can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Tausug?
Tausug is pronounced /taʊˈsuɡ/.
What is the plural of Tausug?
The plural of Tausug is Tausugs.

Words near Tausug in the dictionary

  1. taurylic acid
  2. taus
  3. tausi
  4. tausonite
  5. Taussig-Bing syndrome
  6. Tausug
  7. Tausugs
  8. taut
  9. taut hand
  10. taut hands
  11. taut-

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