taong

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔoŋ/ [ˈt̪aː.ʔoŋ]
• Rhymes: -aʔoŋ
• Syllabification: ta‧ong

Noun

taong (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂᜅ᜔)

1. black mourning veil or handkerchief

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• taung
• tuong

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈʔoŋ/ [t̪ɐˈʔoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: ta‧ong

Noun

taóng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂᜅ᜔)

1. big, round metal or wooden container for carrying water across horseback (in the form of a bucket, pail, or a petroleum can)

Etymology 3

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *Cau

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau

Proto-Philippine *tau

Tagalog tawo

Tagalog tao

Tagalog -ng

Tagalog taong

From tao + -ng.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔoŋ/ [ˈt̪aː.ʔoŋ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -aʔoŋ
  • IPA^(key): /taˈʔoŋ/ [t̪ɐˈʔoŋ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: ta‧ong

Noun

taong (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂᜅ᜔)

1. ligatured form of tao

Adjective

taóng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂᜅ᜔)

1. ligatured form of tao

Etymology 4

Etymology tree

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun

Tagalog taon

Tagalog -ng

Tagalog -g

Tagalog taong

From taon (“year”) + -g.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈʔoŋ/ [t̪ɐˈʔoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: ta‧ong

Noun

taóng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂᜅ᜔)

1. ligatured form of taon

Etymology 5

Etymology tree

Tagalog taon

Tagalog -ng

Tagalog -g

Tagalog taong

From taon (“convulsion”) + -g.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈʔoŋ/ [t̪ɐˈʔoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: ta‧ong

Noun

taóng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂᜅ᜔)

1. ligatured form of taon

Further reading

• “taong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• tango, angot, ganto

Ternate

Etymology

From North Moluccan Malay taong, from Classical Malay تاهون (tahun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.oŋ/

Noun

taong

1. alternative form of tahun (“year”)

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh