talilong

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈliloŋ/ [t̪ɐˈliː.loŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iloŋ
  • Syllabification: ta‧li‧long

Etymology 1

Noun

talilong (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜒᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. immature large-scaled mullet
See also

Etymology 2

A variant of talinong, according to the Vocabulario de la lengua tagala (1860), from the Tinguianes, literally, hilldwellers (cf. Malay tinggi (high; tall)), near the area of modern San Pablo, Laguna, Nagcarlan, Laguna, and Lucena, Quezon, likely referring to the area near Mount Banahaw (not to be confused with Tinguian people or Itneg in the Cordilleras).

Noun

talilong (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜒᜎᜓᜅ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. alternative form of talinong
Derived terms
  • magtalilong
  • matalilong
  • talilungin
  • tumalilong

Further reading