gatong
Hiligaynon edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gatóng
Verb edit
gátong
- to fuel
Masbatenyo edit
Noun edit
gatong
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *gatuŋ. Compare Masbatenyo gatong, Hiligaynon gatong, and Maranao gatong.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gatong (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜆᜓᜅ᜔)
- fuel for fire (such as firewood, kerosene, charcoal, etc.)
- Synonym: panggatong
- feeding of fire with fuel
- (figurative) instigation
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “gatong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018