ketong

Eastern Bontoc

Noun

ketong

1. (anatomy) forehead

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 疥瘡／疥疮 (kè-chhng, “scabies”). Compare Kapampangan ketung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈketoŋ/ [ˈkɛː.t̪oŋ]
• Rhymes: -etoŋ
• Syllabification: ke‧tong

Noun

ketong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅ᜔) (pathology)

1. leprosy

   Synonyms: lepra, kating-putakti

Derived terms

• ketongan
• ketongin
• magkaketong
• magkaketong
• maketong
• mayketong

 

See also

• noli-me-tangere

Further reading

• “ketong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “ketong”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 30