"tong" meaning in Tagalog

See tong in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtoŋ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈt̪oŋ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -oŋ Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly either: * 當 /当 (tong, “to bear; to take responsibility; to match equally”) as recorded in Barclay (1923) in Douglas (1873), where "the person who supplies a private gambling party with room, cards, and food, (customarily) receives a percentage of the winnings" as per Barclay (1923). * 東 /东 (tong, “host”, literally “east”) according to Manuel (1948) as in 做東 /做东 (chòe-tong / chò-tong, “to act as a host”) or 作東 /作东 (chok-tong) as recorded in Douglas (1873), because it was customary in China for the host to sit on the east side of the room or table when receiving a guest, who usually stays on the west side, as per Manuel (1948). Chan-Yap (1980) also records a ⟨“tôŋ”⟩ (POJ: tong), which she described as 'percentage cut of a gambling taken from winners', though she was not clear on which term in Hokkien that she meant by this. Compare Ilocano tong (“bribe money”), agtong (“to give bribe money”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|nan-hbl|-}} Borrowed from Hokkien, {{cog|ilo|tong|t=bribe money}} Ilocano tong (“bribe money”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} tong (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔), {{tlb|tl|colloquial}} (colloquial)
  1. (gambling) percentage cut or commission of the winnings taken from the winner/s for the banker/dealer or owner of the gambling house Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Gambling, Gambling Synonyms: kulas, sapinto, hulog
    Sense id: en-tong-tl-noun-0JYLwdiP Disambiguation of Gambling: 90 2 2 5 Categories (other): 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 Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 88 2 2 9 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 84 3 3 10 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 51 10 10 30 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 81 2 2 14 Topics: gambling, games
  2. (slang) bribe Tags: colloquial, slang Synonyms: suhol, lagay, pabagsak, parating
    Sense id: en-tong-tl-noun-~OBzJODn
  3. (slang) money Tags: colloquial, slang
    Sense id: en-tong-tl-noun-jSrItY6t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: kotong, tong-its, pong, kang, huweteng, kuwaho
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtoŋ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈt̪oŋ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -oŋ Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 黨 /党 (tóng, “faction; club; cabal”), as recorded in Douglas (1873). Compare English tong. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|nan-hbl|黨|t=faction; club; cabal|tr=tóng}} Borrowed from Hokkien 黨 /党 (tóng, “faction; club; cabal”), {{cog|en|tong}} English tong Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} tong (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔), {{tlb|tl|colloquial}} (colloquial)
  1. association; political party; secret society Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-tong-tl-noun-Qr7XKVA4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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