tugon

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tugen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuɡon/ [ˈtu.ɡon̪]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧gon

Noun

túgon (Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. request (to get something)

Derived terms

  • itugon
  • katugonan
  • magtugon
  • tugonon

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tugen.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tu‧gon
  • IPA(key): /ˈtuɡon/ [ˈt̪u.ɡon̪]

Noun

túgon (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. message
  2. will

Verb

túgon (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. to instruct; to command; to order
    Synonyms: mandar, sugo

Conjugation

Conjugation for tugon (mo- )
affix mo-
root word
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive motugon
past/present inchoative mitugon
nitugon
future/habitual inchoative motugon
imperative pagtugon
Conjugation for tugon (-an )
affix -an
root word tugon
trigger object
aspect
infinitive tugonan
past/present inchoative gitugonan
future/habitual inchoative tugonan
imperative tugoni

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtu.ɡon/, [ˈtu.ɣon]

Verb

tugon

  1. plural preterite indicative of tēon

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Cebuano tugon (word of instruction), which came from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuʀun.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tuˈɡon/ [t̪ʊˈɣon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: tu‧gon

Noun

tugón (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. reply; response
    Synonyms: sagot, kasagutan, (written) balik-sulat
  2. solution; answer; addressing a problem
    Synonyms: solusyon, sagot, paraan
  3. act of answering (a letter, question, argument, etc.)
    Synonyms: pagtugon, sagot, pagsagot
  4. (law) rebuttal; defense
    Synonym: pagtatanggol

Derived terms

  • di-pagkakatugunan
  • katugon
  • magpatugon
  • magtugunan
  • matugon
  • pagtugon
  • tugunan
  • tugunin
  • tumugon

Further reading

  • tugon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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