tolong

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay tolong.

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): [ˈtɔlɔŋ]

Adverb

tolong (not comparable)

1. (Singapore, colloquial) please
   • 2004 August 22, “Queer Eye for the Dead Guy”, in The Sunday Times (LifeStyle), page 54:

     ‘Tolong, please don’t use the word ‘haunt’ in this context. It’s too creepy,’ said the Wife, smoothing away her goosebumps.

Anagrams

• Golton, lotong

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1575. tol (“to push”) +‎ -ong (frequentative verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtoloŋɡ]
• Hyphenation: to‧long
• Rhymes: -oŋɡ

Verb

tolong

1. (intransitive, reciprocal, of a crowd) to jostle (to bump into or brush against while (with difficulty) moving here and there)

   Synonyms: hemzseg, nyüzsög, rajzik

2. (intransitive) to jostle (to move through by pushing and shoving)

   Synonyms: tolakodik, tülekedik, furakodik, nyomakodik, nyomul, lökdösődik

Conjugation

Conjugation of tolong

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	tolongok	tolongasz	tolong	tolongunk	tolongotok or tolongtok	tolonganak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	tolongtam	tolongtál	tolongott	tolongtunk	tolongtatok	tolongtak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
		future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. tolongani fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	tolongék	tolongál	tolonga	tolongánk	tolongátok	tolongának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. tolong vala, tolongott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	tolongandok	tolongandasz	tolongand	tolongandunk	tolongandotok	tolongandanak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	tolonganék	tolonganál	tolongana	tolonganánk	tolonganátok	tolonganának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. tolongott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	tolongjak	tolongj or tolongjál	tolongjon	tolongjunk	tolongjatok	tolongjanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. tolongott légyen
infinitive	tolongani		tolonganom	tolonganod	tolongania	tolonganunk	tolonganotok	tolonganiuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	tolongás		tolongó	tolongott	―	tolongva (tolongván)

Potential conjugation of tolong

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	tolonghatok	tolonghatsz	tolonghat	tolonghatunk	tolonghattok	tolonghatnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	tolonghattam	tolonghattál	tolonghatott	tolonghattunk	tolonghattatok	tolonghattak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
archaic preterite		indef.	tolonghaték	tolonghatál	tolonghata	tolonghatánk	tolonghatátok	tolonghatának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. tolonghat vala, tolonghatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	tolonghatandok or tolongandhatok	tolonghatandasz or tolongandhatsz	tolonghatand or tolongandhat	tolonghatandunk or tolongandhatunk	tolonghatandotok or tolongandhattok	tolonghatandanak or tolongandhatnak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	tolonghatnék	tolonghatnál	tolonghatna	tolonghatnánk	tolonghatnátok	tolonghatnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. tolonghatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	tolonghassak	tolonghass or tolonghassál	tolonghasson	tolonghassunk	tolonghassatok	tolonghassanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. tolonghatott légyen
infinitive	(tolonghatni)		(tolonghatnom)	(tolonghatnod)	(tolonghatnia)	(tolonghatnunk)	(tolonghatnotok)	(tolonghatniuk)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	―			―		(tolonghatva / tolonghatván)

or

Conjugation of tolong

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	tolongok	tolongsz	tolong	tolongunk	tolongtok	tolongnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	tolongtam	tolongtál	tolongott	tolongtunk	tolongtatok	tolongtak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
		future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. tolongni fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	tolongék	tolongál	tolonga	tolongánk	tolongátok	tolongának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. tolong vala, tolongott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	tolongandok	tolongandasz	tolongand	tolongandunk	tolongandotok	tolongandanak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	tolongnék	tolongnál	tolongna	tolongnánk	tolongnátok	tolongnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. tolongott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	tolongjak	tolongj or tolongjál	tolongjon	tolongjunk	tolongjatok	tolongjanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. tolongott légyen
infinitive	tolongni		tolongnom	tolongnod	tolongnia	tolongnunk	tolongnotok	tolongniuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	tolongás		tolongó	tolongott	―	tolongva (tolongván)

Potential conjugation of tolong

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	tolonghatok	tolonghatsz	tolonghat	tolonghatunk	tolonghattok	tolonghatnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	tolonghattam	tolonghattál	tolonghatott	tolonghattunk	tolonghattatok	tolonghattak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
archaic preterite		indef.	tolonghaték	tolonghatál	tolonghata	tolonghatánk	tolonghatátok	tolonghatának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. tolonghat vala, tolonghatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	tolonghatandok or tolongandhatok	tolonghatandasz or tolongandhatsz	tolonghatand or tolongandhat	tolonghatandunk or tolongandhatunk	tolonghatandotok or tolongandhattok	tolonghatandanak or tolongandhatnak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	tolonghatnék	tolonghatnál	tolonghatna	tolonghatnánk	tolonghatnátok	tolonghatnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. tolonghatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	tolonghassak	tolonghass or tolonghassál	tolonghasson	tolonghassunk	tolonghassatok	tolonghassanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. tolonghatott légyen
infinitive	(tolonghatni)		(tolonghatnom)	(tolonghatnod)	(tolonghatnia)	(tolonghatnunk)	(tolonghatnotok)	(tolonghatniuk)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	―			―		(tolonghatva / tolonghatván)

Derived terms

• tolongás

With verbal prefixes

• betolong
• kitolong
• visszatolong

Further reading

• tolong in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tolong, from Classical Malay tolong, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuluŋ (“to help, to assist”). Cognate of Tagalog tulong.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔlɔŋ/ [ˈt̪ɔ.lɔŋ]
• Rhymes: -ɔlɔŋ
• Syllabification: to‧long

Verb

tolong (base form, active menolong, passive ditolong)

1. to help

   Synonym: bantu

Alternative forms

• tulung

Affixed terms

• bertolong-tolongan
• ketolongan
• menolong
• penolong
• pertolongan
• tertolong
• tolong-menolong

Adverb

tolong

1. please (to introduce a request)

   Synonyms: harap, mohon

Further reading

• “tolong”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /to.loŋ/
• Rhymes: -oloŋ, -loŋ, -oŋ

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuluŋ (“to help, to assist”). Cognate with Tagalog tulong.

Verb

tolong (Jawi spelling تولوڠ)

1. to help, to assist

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penolong [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penolongan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• tolongan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• tolong-tolong [reduplication] (redup)
• tolong-tolongan [reduplication + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + -an)
• pertolong [causative passive] (peR-)
• pertolongan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• tolongkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• tolongi [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
• menolong [agent focus] (meN-)
• menolongi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• ditolong [patient focus] (di-)
• tertolong [agentless action] (teR-)
• bertolong [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Etymology 2

Extension from above in imperative form e.g. Tolong saya buat... ('Help me do...')

Adverb

tolong (Jawi spelling تولوڠ)

1. Used to make a polite request.

   Synonym: sila

   Tolong ambikkan sepanar tu.

   Please hand me the spanner.

Descendants

• Indonesian: tolong
• → Min Nan: 多隆, 導郎 / 多隆, 导郎 (tō-long; tō͘-lông)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “تولڠ toeloeng”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 92
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “تولڠ tolong”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 202
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “tolong”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 598

Affixed terms

• bertolong-tolongan
• ketolongan
• menolong
• penolong
• pertolongan
• tertolong
• tolong-menolong

Further reading

• "tolong" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "tolong" at PRPM first version)

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuluŋ (“to help, to assist”). Cognate with Tagalog tulong.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoloŋ/, [ˈtʊ.lʊŋ]

Noun

tolong

1. help

Verb

tolong

1. to help; to assist

Sarawak Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /to.loŋ/

Verb

tolong

1. variant of tulong.

Sundanese

Etymology

Compare with téléng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔlɔŋ/

Noun

tolong (Sundanese spelling ᮒᮧᮜᮧᮀ)

1. an open-mid back rounded vowel (/ɔ/), written as o in Sundanese Latin orthography and ᮇ in native Sundanese script

Derived terms

• panolong

Further reading

• "TOLONG", in Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij