tuntong

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central Philippine *tuŋtuŋ (“stand-on; layer-over”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuŋtuŋ (peak, top). Compare Bikol Central tungtong, Cebuano tungtong, and Balinese tungtung. Doublet of tuktok.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tuntóng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. stepping; treading (on something)
    Synonyms: apak, pag-apak, yapak, pagyapak, tapak, pagtapak
  2. footprint
    Synonyms: apak, yapak, tapak
  3. setting of one's feet (especially on a new land or territory)
  4. (figurative) reaching on a certain year (as of one's age)
  5. pot cover
    Synonyms: saklob, panakip

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • tuntong at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • tuntong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tuŋtuŋ₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI