Tagalog

Etymology

From Tagalog Tagalog, from taga- (“native of”) + ilog (“river”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /təˈɡɑːlɒɡ/, /təˈɡæləɡ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tɑˈɡɑːlɑɡ/, /təˈɡɑːlɑɡ/
• enPR: tä.gäˈ.log
• Hyphenation: Taga‧log

• Audio (US)

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Proper noun

Tagalog

1. A language spoken in the Philippines, in particular, Metro Manila and its surrounding provinces such as Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Bataan, Rizal, Marinduque, Mindoro, and Quezon.

Noun

Tagalog (plural Tagalog or Tagalogs)

1. A member of the second largest Filipino ethnic group.

Adjective

Tagalog (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Tagalogs.

See also

• Tagalog index
• Wiktionary's coverage of Tagalog terms
• Appendix:Tagalog Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Tagalog

Further reading

• ISO 639-1 code tl, ISO 639-3 code tgl
• Ethnologue entry for Tagalog, tl
• Tagalog - English Dictionary

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaːɡaːlɔk/

• audio

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Proper noun

Tagalog n

1. Tagalog (language)

Etymology

From taga- (“native of”) + ilog (“river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɐˈɡaːloɡ/

• Audio

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Noun

Tagalog

1. The Tagalog language.

Verb

Tagalog

1. To speak in the Tagalog language.

Adjective

Tagalog

1. Pertaining to someone or something of the Tagalog-speaking regions in the Philippines.