tuldok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• toldoc — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography.

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tul(ə)dək (“mark made with fingertip”). Compare tudlik, tuldik, and Ilocano tuldek. See also Cebuano tudlok.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tulˈdok/ [t̪ʊlˈd̪ok̚]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: tul‧dok

Noun

tuldók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔)

1. period; full stop (punctuation mark)

   Synonym: punto

2. dot; point

Derived terms

• magtuldok
• tuldok-kuwit
• tuldok-kuwitan
• tuldok-tuldok
• tuldok-tuldukan
• tuldukan
• tuldukan
• tutuldok

 

Further reading

• “tuldok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018