tulong

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuloŋ/, [ˈt̪u.l̪oŋ]
• Hyphenation: tu‧long

Verb

tulong (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

1. to skewer

Noun

tulong (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

1. skewer

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuluŋ (“to help, to assist”). Cognate with Malay tolong.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuloŋ/, [ˈtu.loŋ]
• Hyphenation: tu‧long

Noun

tulong

1. help; aid

   Synonym: ayuda

Interjection

tulong!

1. help!

Derived terms

• itulong
• makitulong
• tulungan
• tumulong

 

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuluŋ (“to help, to assist”). Compare Tausug tulung, Malay tolong, Coastal Kadazan tuhung, Tetum tulun, and Urak Lawoi' ตูลก (tulok).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtuloŋ/ [ˈtu.loŋ]
• Rhymes: -uloŋ
• Syllabification: tu‧long

Noun

tulong (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

1. help; aid; assistance

   Synonyms: ayuda, saklolo, abuloy, pabor

2. act of helping

   Synonym: pagtulong

3. person who runs to help (to someone in danger)

   Synonym: saklolo

Derived terms

• katulong
• katulungin
• magkakatulong
• magkatulong
• magkatulong-tulong
• magkatulungan
• magpatulong
• magtulong
• magtulong-tulong
• magtulungan
• maitulong
• makatulong
• makipagtulungan
• matulungan
• matulungin
• nakatutulong
• pagtulong
• pagtulungan
• pagtutulungan
• pakikipagtulungan
• pantulong
• patulong
• patulong
• patulungan
• patulungin
• tulong-tulong
• tulungan
• tumulong
• walanog-tulong

 

Tagalog phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness. For other Tagalog entries on this topic, see Emergencies.

Interjection

tulong! (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

1. help!

   Synonym: saklolo

Further reading

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