talinong

talinong

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• talilong (Itneg, obsolete)

Etymology

Possibly related to Malay renung (“meditation, thinking”). Compare dunong.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧li‧nong
• IPA^(key): /taˈlinoŋ/, [tɐˈli.noŋ]

Adjective

talinong

1. understood

   Synonyms: alam, tukoy, naintindihan, tanto, tiyak, batid

Noun

talinong

1. sharpness of memory; photographic memory

   Synonyms: talino, dunong, talas ng isip

   Matalinong na tao

   person with sharp memory

2. (Batangas) act of being certain towards something

   Synonyms: tanto, tiyak, usisa, ulositha, alusitha, talastas, sunghi, (Itneg) sudhi

3. (Batangas) act of becoming apt, or understood over time, and then applying into action

   Synonyms: alam, intindi, dunong, galing, talento

   Hindi ako makatalinong niyan

   I am not apt for that. or I cannot figure that out.

Derived terms

• makatalinong
• matalinong
• tumalinong

 

See also

• talino

Further reading

• “talinong” in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018.
• Fr. Juan José de Noceda; Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier