ketongin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ketong +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /keˈtoŋin/ [kɛˈt̪oː.ŋɪn̪]
  • Rhymes: -oŋin
  • Syllabification: ke‧to‧ngin

Noun

ketongin (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. leper
    Synonyms: leproso, burog

Usage notes

The spelling does not reflect the change of o into u before a suffix, except the enclitics -g and -ng. See Appendix:Tagalog spellings.

Adjective

ketongin (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. leprous
    Synonyms: leproso, mayketong

Verb

ketongin (complete kinetong, progressive kineketong, contemplative keketongin, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. to suffer from leprosy
    Synonym: magkaketong

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for ketongin
affix -in / ᜒᜈ᜔
root word ketong / ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅ᜔
trigger object
aspect
infinitive  / ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅᜒᜈ᜔
complete kinetong  / ᜃᜒᜈᜒᜆᜓᜅ᜔
progressive kineketong  / ᜃᜒᜈᜒᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅ᜔
inaketong1 / ᜁᜈᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅ᜔
contemplative keketongin / ᜃᜒᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅᜒᜈ᜔
aketongin1 / ᜀᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅᜒᜈ᜔
imperative  / ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅᜒᜈ᜔
ketong1 / ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅ᜔
ketonga1 / ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅ

1 Dialectal use only.

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