lulog

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lulug.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈluloɡ/ [ˈluː.loɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -uloɡ
  • Syllabification: lu‧log

Noun

lulog (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

  1. tinder; fire starter
    Synonyms: paningas, kiskisan, humbad
    • 1958, Teo. E. Gener, Ang sining na tula:
      May lamig sa dibdib na animo'y lulog, nguni't naglalatang at di natutulog; ang habag mo kapag iyong inihulog, matutubos itong pusong dumudulog!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

Further reading

  • “lulog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lulug”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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