KAYUNGKONG

This is a very obscure Tagalog word that appears in only one printed dictionary we know of — a 176-page publication issued in Manila in the year 1950 by the Philippines’ Institute of National Language having the title A National Language – English Vocabulary.

These are the English words given as definitions for the Tagalog word:

kayungkóng
nestle

kayungkong
snug

kayungkong
cuddle up

Ang ibig sabihin nito ay ang mahigpit na nakayakap sa dibdib, gaya ng pagkarga ng ina sa kanyang sanggol o maliit na anak. This means carried close to the chest, as a mother carries her child.

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