tulingan

tulingan

Cebuano

Etymology

From tuling +‎ -an, referencing scombroid food poisoning, or from Proto-Philippine *tuliŋan (“mackerel of the Rastrelliger sp.”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tu‧li‧ngan

Noun

tulingan

1. bullet tuna (Auxis rochei rochei)
2. frigate tuna (Auxis thazard)
3. kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis)

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tuliŋan (“mackerel of the Rastrelliger sp.”). Compare Bikol Central turingan and Cebuano tulingan.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tu‧li‧ngan
• IPA^(key): /tuˈliŋan/, [tʊˈli.ŋɐn]

Noun

tulingan

1. name of edible species of the Thynnidae (tuna) family:
   1. frigate tuna (Auxis thazard)

      Synonym: katsurita

   2. yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

      Synonym: bunito

Derived terms

• tulingang-puti

See also

• atun

References

• “tulingan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018