"tanong" meaning in Tagalog

See tanong in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /taˈnoŋ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [t̪ɐˈn̪oŋ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: tanóng [canonical], ᜆᜈᜓᜅ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -oŋ Etymology: Borrowed from Malay tenung (“fortune-telling”). Compare Javanese ꦠꦼꦤꦸꦁ (tenung, “black magic”) and Sundanese tenung (“clairvoyance”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|ms:tenung<t:fortune-telling>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "fortune-telling", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Malay", "term" : "tenung", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ms" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "tanong", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="tanong"> Borrowed from Malay tenung (“fortune-telling”)., {{cog|jv|ꦠꦼꦤꦸꦁ||black magic}} Javanese ꦠꦼꦤꦸꦁ (tenung, “black magic”), {{cog|su|tenung||clairvoyance}} Sundanese tenung (“clairvoyance”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|tanóng|b=+}} tanóng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈᜓᜅ᜔)
  1. question (something being asked about) Synonyms: katanungan
    Sense id: en-tanong-tl-noun-3--kvmaw
  2. question; problem (in a test or examination)
    Sense id: en-tanong-tl-noun-DAHxaH5N
  3. act of asking (a question) Synonyms: pagtatanong
    Sense id: en-tanong-tl-noun-USIuETUM
  4. act of inquiring (about something) Synonyms: usisa, pag-uusisa
    Sense id: en-tanong-tl-noun-l36yaXI1 Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 8 25 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 8 25 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 4 11 76 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 12 5 16 68 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons: 12 5 16 67 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 14 5 19 62 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 10 6 11 73 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 11 4 15 71 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 13 4 17 66 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 23 9 30 38 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 11 4 14 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ipatanong, itanong, katanungan, magpatanong, magsulit-tanong, magtanong, magtanong-tanong, mapagtanong, matanong, muling sulit-tanong, muling ulat-tanong, pagtatanong, pagtatanungin, palatanong, palatanungan, pananong, patanong, sulit-tanong, suliting-tanong, tagapagtanong, tagatanong, tandang pananong, tanungan, tanungin, tumanong, ulat-tanong
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