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Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
tugtog
- the watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)
Ilocano
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *tugtug, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tugtug, from Proto-Austronesian *CugCug.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tug‧tog
- IPA(key): /tuɡˈtoɡ/
Noun
tugtóg
- knock (abrupt rapping sound)
- music
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *tugtug, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tugtug (cf. Bikol Central tugtog and Ilocano tugtog), from Proto-Austronesian *CugCug.
Pronunciation
Noun
tugtóg (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜄ᜔)
- act of playing a musical instrument
- Synonym: pagtugtog
- music or sound made by a musical instrument, audio device, etc.
- Synonyms: tugtugin, musika
- act of ringing a bell
- sound of a bell, clock, etc.
- Synonym: tunog
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tugtog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018