tutong

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuˈtoŋ/ [tuˈtoŋ]
• Hyphenation: tu‧tong

Adjective

tutóng (plural turutong, Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

1. charred; scorched; singed; seared

   Synonyms: daos, sirob, subsob

Derived terms

• magtutong
• makatutong
• matutong
• tinutong
• tutongon

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• totong — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tutuŋ (“to ignite, set fire to”). Compare Bikol Central tutong, Maranao totong, and Tausug tutung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tuˈtoŋ/ [t̪ʊˈt̪oŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: tu‧tong

Noun

tutóng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

1. scorched rice; burnt rice sticking to the bottom of the pot
2. (colloquial) thick dirt on a person's skin (especially on the face)

   Synonyms: libag, dusing

Further reading

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