Word Study
tagalog
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tagalog has 2 senses
- tagalog(n = noun.person) Array - a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila; Array is a member of philippine islands, philippines
- tagalog(n = noun.communication) Array - the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based; Array is a kind of filipino, philippine
is a kind of filipino
CIDE DICTIONARY
tagalog, n.
- Any member of a certain tribe which is one of the leading and most civilized of those native of the Philippine Islands. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- The language of the Tagalogs. It belongs to the Malay family of languages and is one of the most highly developed members of the family. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tagalog, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a member of the principal people of the Philippine Islands.
2 the language of this people.
--adj. of or relating to this people or language.
--n.
1 a member of the principal people of the Philippine Islands.
2 the language of this people.
--adj. of or relating to this people or language.
Etymology
Tagalog f. taga native + ilog river
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