ketong

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Eastern Bontoc[edit]

Noun[edit]

ketong

  1. (anatomy) forehead

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 疥瘡／疥疮 (kè-chhng, “scabies”). Compare Kapampangan ketung.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈketoŋ/, [ˈkɛ.toŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ke‧tong

Noun[edit]

ketong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅ᜔) (pathology)

  1. leprosy
    Synonyms: lepra, kating-putakti

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Further reading[edit]

  • “ketong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “ketong”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 30
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