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Hiligaynon
Pronunciation
Noun
gatóng
- firewood; fuel
Verb
gátong
- to fuel
Masbatenyo
Noun
gatong
- firewood; fuel
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *gatuŋ. Compare Masbatenyo gatong, Hiligaynon gatong, and Maranao gatong.
Pronunciation
Noun
gatong (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜆᜓᜅ᜔)
- fuel for fire (such as firewood, kerosene, charcoal, etc.)
- Synonym: panggatong
- feeding of fire with fuel
- (figurative) instigation
- Synonyms: sulsol, apuyo
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gatong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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