tugon

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tugen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuɡon/, [ˈtu.ɡon̪]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧gon

Noun

túgon (Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. request (to get something)

Derived terms

  • itugon
  • katugonan
  • magtugon
  • tugonon

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tugen.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tu‧gon
  • IPA(key): /ˈtuɡon/, [ˈt̪u.ɡɔn̪]

Noun

túgon (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. message
  2. will

Verb

túgon (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. to instruct; to command; to order
    Synonyms: mandar, sugo

Conjugation

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Cebuano tugon (word of instruction), which came from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuʀun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuˈɡon/, [tʊˈɣon]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧gon

Noun

tugón (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. reply; response
    Synonyms: sagot, kasagutan
  2. solution; answer
    Synonyms: solusyon, sagot, paraan
  3. act of answering (a letter, question, argument, etc.)
    Synonyms: pagtugon, sagot, pagsagot
  4. (law) rebuttal; defense
    Synonym: pagtatanggol

Derived terms

  • di-pagkakatugunan
  • katugon
  • magpatugon
  • magtugunan
  • matugon
  • pagtugon
  • tugunan
  • tugunin
  • tumugon

Further reading

  • tugon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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