tulingan
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Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tuling + -an, referencing scombroid food poisoning, or from Proto-Philippine *tuliŋan (“mackerel of the Rastrelliger sp.”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: tu‧li‧ngan
Noun[edit]
tulingan
Usage notes[edit]
Used to refer to individuals bigger than a balintong or tindoktindok but smaller than a barilis.
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Philippine *tuliŋan (“mackerel of the Rastrelliger sp.”). Compare Bikol Central turingan and Cebuano tulingan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tulingan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜒᜅᜈ᜔)
- name of edible species of the family Thynnidae of tuna:
- frigate tuna (Auxis thazard)
- yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
- Synonym: bonito
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Categories:
- Cebuano terms suffixed with -an
- Cebuano terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
- Cebuano terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- ceb:Scombroids
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog 3-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- tl:Scombroids