tunugan

Tagalog

Etymology

From tunog +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /tunuˈɡan/ [t̪ʊ.n̪ʊˈɣan̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
  • IPA^(key): /ˌtuˈnuɡan/ [ˌt̪uːˈn̪uː.ɣɐn̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -uɡan
• Syllabification: tu‧nu‧gan

Verb

tunugán (complete tinunugan, progressive tinutunugan, contemplative tutunugan, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈᜓᜄᜈ᜔)

1. to make loud or louder (of sound)
2. (figurative) to be alert about

   Synonym: alistuhan

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for tunugan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	tunog		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
tunugan	tinunugan	tinutunugan inatunugan1	tutunugan atunugan1	tunugi1
1 Dialectal use only.

Noun

túnúgan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈᜓᜄᜈ᜔)

1. (physics, neologism) acoustics

   Synonyms: akustika, pakinig

Derived terms

• tunuganin

References

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL