tugon

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tugen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuɡon/ [ˈtu.ɡon̪]
• Hyphenation: tu‧gon

Noun

túgon (Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

1. request (to get something)

Derived terms

• itugon
• katugonan
• magtugon
• tugonon

 

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tugen.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tu‧gon
• IPA^(key): /ˈtuɡon/ [ˈt̪u.ɡon̪]

Noun

túgon (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

1. message
2. will

Verb

túgon (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

1. to instruct; to command; to order

   Synonyms: mandar, sugo

Conjugation

Conjugation for tugon (mo- )

Affix		Root word				Trigger
mo-		tugon			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive		Past/present inchoative		Future/habitual inchoative
motugon		mitugon nitugon		motugon		pagtugon

Conjugation for tugon (-an )

Affix		Root word				Trigger
-an		tugon			object
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive		Past/present inchoative		Future/habitual inchoative
tugonan		gitugonan		tugonan		tugoni

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtu.ɡon/, [ˈtu.ɣon]

Verb

tugon

1. plural preterite indicative of tēon

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Cebuano tugon (“word of instruction”), which came from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuʀun.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tuˈɡon/ [t̪ʊˈɣon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: tu‧gon

Noun

tugón (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

1. reply; response

   Synonyms: sagot, kasagutan, (written) balik-sulat

2. solution; answer

   Synonyms: solusyon, sagot, paraan

3. act of answering (a letter, question, argument, etc.)

   Synonyms: pagtugon, sagot, pagsagot

4. (law) rebuttal; defense

   Synonym: pagtatanggol

Derived terms

• di-pagkakatugunan
• katugon
• magpatugon
• magtugunan
• matugon
• pagtugon
• tugunan
• tugunin
• tumugon

 

Further reading

• “tugon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• gunot, tugno, tunog, ungot, tungo, untog, utong