ketongin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ketungin

Etymology

From ketong +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /keˈtoŋin/ [kɛˈt̪oː.ŋɪn̪]
• Rhymes: -oŋin
• Syllabification: ke‧to‧ngin

Noun

ketongin (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅᜒᜈ᜔)

1. leper

   Synonyms: leproso, burog

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.

Adjective

ketongin (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅᜒᜈ᜔)

1. leprous

   Synonyms: leproso, mayketong

Verb

ketongin (complete kinetong, progressive kineketong, contemplative keketongin, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅᜒᜈ᜔)

1. to suffer from leprosy

   Synonym: magkaketong

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for ketongin

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-in ᜒᜈ᜔	ketong ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅ᜔		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
ketongin ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅᜒᜈ᜔	kinetong ᜃᜒᜈᜒᜆᜓᜅ᜔	kineketong ᜃᜒᜈᜒᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅ᜔ inaketong1 ᜁᜈᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅ᜔	keketongin ᜃᜒᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅᜒᜈ᜔ aketongin1 ᜀᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅᜒᜈ᜔	ketongin ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅᜒᜈ᜔ ketong1 ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅ᜔ ketonga1 ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅ
1 Dialectal use only.

Further reading

• “ketongin” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021