tulong

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Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuloŋ/, [ˈt̪u.l̪oŋ]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧long

Verb[edit]

tulong (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. to skewer

Noun[edit]

tulong (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. skewer

Ilocano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuluŋ (“to help, to assist”). Cognate with Malay tolong.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuloŋ/, [ˈtu.loŋ]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧long

Noun[edit]

tulong

  1. help; aid
    Synonym: ayuda

Interjection[edit]

tulong!

  1. help!

Derived terms[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuluŋ (“to help, to assist”). Compare Tausug tulung, Malay tolong, Coastal Kadazan tuhung, Tetum tulun, and Urak Lawoi' ตูลก (tulok).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tulong (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. help; aid; assistance
    Synonyms: ayuda, saklolo, abuloy, pabor
  2. act of helping
    Synonym: pagtulong
  3. person who runs to help (to someone in danger)
    Synonym: saklolo

Derived terms[edit]

Tagalog phrasebook
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For other Tagalog entries on this topic, see Emergencies.

Interjection[edit]

tulong! (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. help!
    Synonym: saklolo

Further reading[edit]

  • “tulong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*tuluŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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