ketongin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

ketungin

Etymology

ketong +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /keˈtoŋin/, [kɛˈto.ŋɪn]
Hyphenation: ke‧to‧ngin

Noun

ketongin (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅᜒᜈ᜔)

leper
Synonym: burog

Usage notes

The spelling does not reflect the change of ⟨o⟩ into ⟨u⟩ before a suffix, except the enclitics -g and -ng. See Appendix:Tagalog spellings.

Further reading

"ketongin" at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021

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