lulog

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lolog — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lulug.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈluloɡ/ [ˈluː.loɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -uloɡ
• Syllabification: lu‧log

Noun

lulog (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

1. tinder; fire starter

   Synonyms: paningas, kiskisan, humbad

   • 1958, Teo. E. Gener, Ang sining na tula:

     May lamig sa dibdib na animo'y lulog, nguni't naglalatang at di natutulog; ang habag mo kapag iyong inihulog, matutubos itong pusong dumudulog!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

• layter

 

Further reading

• “lulog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lulug”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI