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Tagalog.

A Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the Philippines, especially in areas of central to southern Luzon.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/taˈɡaloɡ/Philippines/təˈɡɑːlɒɡ/Received-Pronunciation/təˈɡæləɡ/Received-Pronunciation/təˈɡɑləɡ/General-American

  1. A Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the Philippines, especially in areas of central to southern Luzon.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Philippine *taga- Tagalog taga- Proto-Austronesian *-luR Proto-Austronesian *qaluR Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ Tagalog alog Tagalog tagaalog? ▲ Tagalog taga- ▲ Proto-Austronesian *-luR Proto-Austronesian *iluR Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iluʀ Proto-Philippine *íluʀ Tagalog ilog Tagalog tagailog? Tagalog Tagal? Tagalog Tagalogbor. English Tagalog Borrowed from Tagalog Tagalog.

noun/taˈɡaloɡ/Philippines/təˈɡɑːlɒɡ/Received-Pronunciation/təˈɡæləɡ/Received-Pronunciation/təˈɡɑləɡ/General-American

  1. A member of the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group.

  2. a speaker of the Tagalog language

    Cebu
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Philippine *taga- Tagalog taga- Proto-Austronesian *-luR Proto-Austronesian *qaluR Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ Tagalog alog Tagalog tagaalog? ▲ Tagalog taga- ▲ Proto-Austronesian *-luR Proto-Austronesian *iluR Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iluʀ Proto-Philippine *íluʀ Tagalog ilog Tagalog tagailog? Tagalog Tagal? Tagalog Tagalogbor. English Tagalog Borrowed from Tagalog Tagalog.

adj/taˈɡaloɡ/Philippines/təˈɡɑːlɒɡ/Received-Pronunciation/təˈɡæləɡ/Received-Pronunciation/təˈɡɑləɡ/General-American

  1. Of or relating to the Tagalogs.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Philippine *taga- Tagalog taga- Proto-Austronesian *-luR Proto-Austronesian *qaluR Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ Tagalog alog Tagalog tagaalog? ▲ Tagalog taga- ▲ Proto-Austronesian *-luR Proto-Austronesian *iluR Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iluʀ Proto-Philippine *íluʀ Tagalog ilog Tagalog tagailog? Tagalog Tagal? Tagalog Tagalogbor. English Tagalog Borrowed from Tagalog Tagalog.

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