gatong
Hiligaynon
Pronunciation
Noun
gatóng
Verb
gátong
- to fuel
Masbatenyo
Noun
gatong
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *gatuŋ. Compare Masbatenyo gatong, Hiligaynon gatong, and Maranao gatong.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡatoŋ/ [ˈɡaː.t̪oŋ]
- Rhymes: -atoŋ
- Syllabification: ga‧tong
Noun
gatong (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜆᜓᜅ᜔)
- fuel for fire (such as firewood, kerosene, charcoal, etc.)
- Synonym: panggatong
- feeding of fire with fuel
- (figurative) instigation
- Synonyms: sulsol, apuyo
Derived terms
- gatungan
- igatong
- maggatong
- manggatong
- panggatong
Further reading
- “gatong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018