tulungan

Tagalog

Etymology

From tulong +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /tuˈluŋan/ [t̪ʊˈluː.ŋɐn̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -uŋan
  • IPA^(key): /tuluˈŋan/ [t̪ʊ.lʊˈŋan̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: tu‧lu‧ngan

Verb

tulungan (complete tinulungan, progressive tinutulungan, contemplative tutulungan, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜅᜈ᜔)

1. to help (someone with something)

   Synonym: ayudahan

   Antonym: pabayaan

2. to give something to someone (as help)

   Synonyms: ambagan, abuluyan

3. to give support or sustenance (as help)

   Synonym: sustentuhan

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for tulungan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	tulong		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
tulungan	tinulungan	tinutulungan inatulungan1	tutulungan atulungan1	tulungi1
1 Dialectal use only.

Noun

tulungán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜅᜈ᜔)

1. act of helping each other

   Synonyms: pagtutulungan, ayudahan, pag-aayudahan, damayan, pagdadamayan

2. cooperative efforts (of members of an association)

   Synonyms: damayan, pagdadamayan, bayanihan, pagbabayanihan, saknungan, pagsasaknungan

3. act of giving financial contribution to each other (for help)

   Synonyms: abuluyan, pag-aabuluyan, ambagan, pag-aambangan