tumandayag

Tagalog

Etymology

From tandayag +‎ -um-, literally “to act as a whale”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tumanˈdajaɡ/ [t̪ʊ.mɐn̪ˈd̪aː.jɐɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -ajaɡ
  • Syllabification: tu‧man‧da‧yag

Verb

tumandayag (complete tumandayag, progressive tumatandayag, contemplative tatandayag, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜌᜄ᜔) (dialectal, Quezon)

  1. to go on land or the seashore to spend the last years of life there to die (of an animal)
  2. complete aspect of tumandayag

Further reading

  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971) A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 367
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