ketong

Eastern Bontoc

Noun

ketong

  1. (anatomy) forehead

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈketoŋ/ [ˈkɛː.t̪oŋ]
  • Rhymes: -etoŋ
  • Syllabification: ke‧tong

Noun

ketong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅ᜔) (pathology)

  1. leprosy
    Synonyms: lepra, kating-putakti

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “ketong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “ketong”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
  • 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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