alog

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

alóg (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

  1. shake; jerk; jog
    Synonyms: kalog, ag-ag, ig-ig, ug-og, uga, ugoy, yugyog
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Adjective[edit]

alóg (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

  1. shaking; loosely fitted or adjusted (of structures)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qaluʀ (“current, deep channel in the middle of a river”). Compare Ibatan ayoy, Ilocano alog, Kapampangan alugan, Calamian Tagbanwa kalug, Cebuano alog, Malagasy alo-alo, and Malay alur.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

alog (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

  1. ford; pool of standing water in a lowland or field
    Synonyms: tubigan, batis
  2. (obsolete) act of wading (across or through a river or ford)
    Synonym: tawid
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Further reading[edit]

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