ong-ong
English: Translation
To drink directly from a projecting, flowing, or narrowly constricted source by placing the mouth at or around its opening.
Notes
ong-ong
v.
Used especially for drinking:
- directly from a faucet or spout;
- from the narrow neck or mouth of a bottle;
- from another small opening through which the liquid flows or is poured.
SEMANTIC NOTE
The defining feature of ong-ong is the relationship between the mouth and a narrow outlet or opening. The drinker receives the liquid directly at its point of emergence rather than first pouring it into an open drinking vessel.
The verb does not necessarily imply active suction. A liquid may flow from the faucet, bottle, or opening into the drinker’s mouth.
COMPARE
- inom — drink conventionally from an open vessel.
- ong-ong — drink directly from a narrow opening or outlet.
- serep — actively draw liquid inward through suction.