datung

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dateŋ.

Verb

datung

1. to come, to arrive

Pronunciation

• Approx. IPA: /d̚a.t̪ɨŋ/
• Hyphenation: da·tunɡ

NOTE: Based on personal notes in Mansaka-speaking communities (Pantukan, Davao De Oro, Philippines).

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• datong

Etymology

Uncertain. May either be from Cebuano dato (“rich”) +‎ -ng, datu +‎ -ng, or a blend of dating +‎ tong.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈtuŋ/ [d̪ɐˈt̪ʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -uŋ
• Syllabification: da‧tung

Noun

datúng (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜆᜓᜅ᜔) (slang)

1. money

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:salapi

Derived terms

• anda
• madatung
• pandatung

Related terms

• kotong
• tong

References

• Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

• “datung”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dateŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /datuŋ/ [d̪aˈt̪uŋ]
• Rhymes: -uŋ
• Syllabification: da‧tung

Verb

datung

1. to arrive