tuntong

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /tunˈtoŋ/, [tʊnˈtoŋ]
  • Hyphenation: tun‧tong

Noun

tuntóng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. stepping; treading (on something)
    Synonyms: apak, pag-apak, yapak, pagyapak, tapak, pagtapak
  2. footprint
    Synonyms: apak, yapak, tapak
  3. setting of one's feet (especially on a new land or territory)
  4. (figurative) reaching on a certain year (as of one's age)
  5. pot cover
    Synonyms: saklob, panakip

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “tuntong” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, 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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