tulingan

Cebuano

Etymology

From tuling +‎ -an, referencing scombroid food poisoning, or from Proto-Philippine *tuliŋan (“mackerel of the Rastrelliger sp.”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tu‧li‧ngan

Noun

tulingan

1. bullet tuna (Auxis rochei rochei)
2. frigate tuna (Auxis thazard)
3. kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis)

Usage notes

Used to refer to individuals bigger than a balintong or tindoktindok but smaller than a barilis.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tuliŋan (“mackerel of the Rastrelliger sp.”). Compare Bikol Central turingan and Cebuano tulingan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuˈliŋan/, [tʊˈli.ŋɐn]
• Hyphenation: tu‧li‧ngan

Noun

tulingan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜒᜅᜈ᜔)

1. name of edible species of the family Thynnidae of tuna:
   1. frigate tuna (Auxis thazard)
   2. yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

      Synonym: bonito

Derived terms

• tulingang-puti

See also

• atun
• katsurita

 

Further reading

• “tulingan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*tuliŋan”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary