tuntong

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === tungtong === Etymology === From Proto-Central Philippine *tuŋtuŋ (“stand-on; layer-over”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuŋtuŋ (“peak, top”). Compare Central Bikol tungtong, Cebuano tungtong, and Balinese tungtung. Doublet of tuktok. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tunˈtoŋ/ [t̪ʊn̪ˈt̪oŋ] Rhymes: -oŋ Syllabification: tun‧tong === Noun === tuntóng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔) stepping; treading (on something) Synonyms: apak, pag-apak, yapak, pagyapak, tapak, pagtapak footprint Synonyms: apak, yapak, tapak setting of one's feet (especially on a new land or territory) (figurative) reaching on a certain year (as of one's age) pot cover Synonyms: saklob, panakip ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “tuntong”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “tuntong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tuŋtuŋ₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI