talilong

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈliloŋ/ [tɐˈli.loŋ]
• Rhymes: -iloŋ
• Syllabification: ta‧li‧long

Etymology 1

Noun

talilong (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜒᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

1. immature large-scaled mullet

See also

• banak

Etymology 2

From the Tinguian people, according to the Vocabulario de la lengua tagala (1860). Likely related etymologically to talinong.

Noun

talilong (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜒᜎᜓᜅ᜔) (obsolete)

1. act of being certain towards something

   Synonym: talinong

Derived terms

• magtalilong
• matalilong
• talilungin
• tumalilong

 

Further reading

• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[2], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 612: “Zertificarſe) Talilong (pp) T. en algo que duda”