alog

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Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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alóg (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

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

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alóg (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

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

Etymology 2

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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.

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Noun

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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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See also
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Further reading

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

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