tuntong
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Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Central Philippine *tuŋtuŋ (“stand-on; layer-over”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuŋtuŋ (“peak, top”). Compare Bikol Central tungtong, Cebuano tungtong, and Balinese tungtung. Doublet of tuktok.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tunˈtoŋ/ [tʊnˈtoŋ]
- Rhymes: -oŋ
- Syllabification: tun‧tong
Noun[edit]
tuntóng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)
- stepping; treading (on something)
- footprint
- setting of one's feet (especially on a new land or territory)
- (figurative) reaching on a certain year (as of one's age)
- pot cover
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “tuntong” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “tuntong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*tuŋtuŋ₂”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog doublets
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/oŋ
- Rhymes:Tagalog/oŋ/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script