alog

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈloɡ/ [ʔɐˈloɡ̠̚]
• Rhymes: -oɡ
• Syllabification: a‧log

Noun

alóg (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

1. shake; jerk; jog

   Synonyms: kalog, ag-ag, ig-ig, ug-og, uga, ugoy, yugyog

Derived terms

• aalog-alog
• alog na ang baba
• alugin
• maalog
• mag-alog
• magpaalog
• magpaalog-alog
• paalugin
• pag-alog
• pagkaalog
• umalog
• umalog-alog

Adjective

alóg (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

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

Etymology 2

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaloɡ/ [ˈʔaː.loɡ̠̚]
• Rhymes: -aloɡ
• Syllabification: a‧log

Noun

alog (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

1. ford; pool of standing water in a lowland or field

   Synonyms: tubigan, batis

2. (obsolete) act of fording or wading (across or through a river or ford)

   Synonym: tawid

Derived terms

• alugan
• mag-alog
• umalog

See also

• sanaw
• tubog
• Tagalog

Further reading

• “alog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qaluR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• laog, lago