ketongan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ketungan

Etymology

From ketong +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /keˈtoŋan/ [kɛˈtoː.ŋɐn]
• Rhymes: -oŋan
• Syllabification: ke‧to‧ngan

Noun

ketongan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅᜈ᜔)

1. leprosarium

   Synonym: leprosaryo

Usage notes

The spelling does not reflect the change of ⟨o⟩ into ⟨u⟩ before a suffix, except the enclitics -g and -ng. See Appendix:Tagalog spellings.