tuldok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tul(ə)dək (“mark made with fingertip”). Compare tudlik, tuldik, and Ilocano tuldek. See also Cebuano tudlok.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tulˈdok/ [t̪ʊlˈd̪ok̚]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: tul‧dok

Noun

tuldók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. period; full stop (punctuation mark)
    Synonym: punto
  2. dot; point

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “tuldok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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