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Cebuano
Etymology
From tuling + -an, referencing scombroid food poisoning, or from Proto-Philippine *tuliŋan (“mackerel of the Rastrelliger sp.”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tulingan
- bullet tuna (Auxis rochei rochei)
- frigate tuna (Auxis thazard)
- kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis)
Usage notes
Used to refer to individuals bigger than a balintong or tindoktindok but smaller than a barilis.
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *tuliŋan (“mackerel of the Rastrelliger sp.”). Compare Bikol Central turingan and Cebuano tulingan.
Pronunciation
Noun
tulingan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜒᜅᜈ᜔)
- name of edible species of the family Thynnidae of tuna:
- frigate tuna (Auxis thazard)
- yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
- Synonym: bonito
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “tulingan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tuliŋan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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