timog

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *timuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ and Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ti‧mog

Noun

timog

1. the southeasterly wind

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *timuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ and Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.

Noun

timog

1. south

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *timuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ and Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.

Noun

timog

1. north

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *timuʀ (“southeast monsoon”) (compare Cebuano timog (“southeasterly wind”), Cuyunon timog, Ivatan timoy (“rain”), Masbatenyo timog (“north”), and Yami cimoy (“rain”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ (“southeast monsoon”) (compare Maranao timor (“wind”), Tausug timul (“northeast”), Acehnese timu (“east”), Hawaiian kimu (“precipitation”), Malay timur (“east”), and Samoan timu (“rain”)), from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ (“south or east wind”) (compare Amis timol).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtimoɡ/,
• Rhymes: -imoɡ
• Homophone: Timog
• Syllabification: ti‧mog

Noun

timog (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜄ᜔)

1. south

   Synonym: (uncommon) sur

   Patungong timog ang mga manlalakbay.

   The travellers are going towards the south.

Coordinate terms

hilagang kanluran norweste	hilaga norte	hilagang silangan nordeste
oksidente kanluran oeste		oryente silangan este
salatan timog-kanluran	sur timog	timog-silangan

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

• habagat

Further reading

• “timog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*timuR”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary