gatong

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːˈtɔŋ/ (noun)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːtɔŋ/ (verb)

Noun

gatóng

1. firewood; fuel

Verb

gátong

1. to fuel

Masbatenyo

Noun

gatong

1. firewood; fuel

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *gatuŋ. Compare Masbatenyo gatong, Hiligaynon gatong, and Maranao gatong.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡatoŋ/ [ˈɡa.toŋ]
• Rhymes: -atoŋ
• Syllabification: ga‧tong

Noun

gatong (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

1. fuel for fire (such as firewood, kerosene, charcoal, etc.)

   Synonym: panggatong

2. feeding of fire with fuel
3. (figurative) instigation

   Synonyms: sulsol, apuyo

Derived terms

• gatungan
• igatong
• maggatong
• panggatong

 

Further reading

• “gatong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018