itlog

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ.

Noun

itlog

1. egg

Alangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog itlog, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ.

Noun

itlog

1. egg

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔitˈloɡ/ [ʔitˈl̪oɡ]
• Hyphenation: it‧log

Noun

itlóg (Basahan spelling ᜁᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜄ᜔) (Daet)

1. egg

   Synonyms: sugok, bunay

   Gusto kong magbakal ning itlog.

   I want to buy some eggs.

2. (anatomy, euphemistic) testicles

   Synonyms: bayag, sugoksugok, bunaybunay

Derived terms

• mag-itlog

 

Butuanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ.

Noun

itlog

1. egg

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ.

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Sense “testicle”, displaced buto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔitloɡ/ [ˈʔit̪.l̪oɡ]
• Hyphenation: it‧log

Noun

ítlog (Badlit spelling ᜁᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

1. egg
2. (anatomy) testicle

   Synonym: (vulgar) buto

3. (cytology) ovum
4. zero score (in a game or exam)

   Synonym: butlog

Verb

ítlog (Badlit spelling ᜁᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

1. to lay an egg; to produce an egg
2. to add an egg when cooking or to prepared food
3. to hit in the testicles

Conjugation

Conjugation for itlog (mang- )

Affix		Root word				Trigger
mang-		itlog			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive		Past/present inchoative		Future/habitual inchoative
mangitlog		nangitlog		mangitlog		pangitlog

Conjugation for itlog (ma- )

Affix		Root word		Trigger
ma-		itlog		actor
Aspect
Infinitive		Past/present inchoative		Future/habitual inchoative
maitlog		naitlog		maitlog

Conjugation for itlog (-an )

Affix		Root word				Trigger
-an		itlog			object
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive		Past/present inchoative		Future/habitual inchoative
itlogan		giitlogan		itlogan		itlogi

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:itlog.

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ.

Noun

itlog

1. egg

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ.

Noun

itlog

1. egg

Kankanaey

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /ʔitˈloɡ/ [ʔi̞t̚ˈloɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -oɡ
• Syllabification: it‧log

Noun

itlóg

1. egg

Kayapa Kallahan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ.

Noun

itlog

1. egg

   Synonym: ikdog

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ.

Noun

itlog

1. egg
2. (anatomy) testicle

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ.

Noun

itlóg

1. egg

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• iklog — uncommon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluʀ (compare Aklanon itlog, Cebuano itlog, Ilocano itlog, Kambera tilo, Malagasy atody, Malay telur, Pangutaran Sama iklug, Tausug iklug, Tetum tolun), from Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ (compare Kanakanabu 'iciuru, Kavalan tiRuR and Paiwan qecilu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔitˈloɡ/ [ʔɪt̪ˈl̪oɡ̚]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oɡ
• Syllabification: it‧log

Noun

itlóg (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

1. egg

   Gusto kong bumili ng itlog.

   I want to buy some eggs.

2. (anatomy, euphemistic, colloquial, sometimes vulgar) testicles

   Synonym: bayag

   O, ano, gusto mo palang basagin ko ang itlog mo!?

   You want me to break your balls, don't you!?

   • 2014, Demver Gomez, Diary Ng Itlog Ko:

     Kuya, puwedeng pahawak ng itlog mo? Nagulat akong bigla sa sinabi niya. Bakit mo hahawakan? Kasi parang sarap himasin, parang masarap tikman at mukhang mabango. What the fuck? Ok lang kaya ito.
     Bro, can I touch your balls? I'm shocked by what he said. Why will you touch it? Because I think it feels good to touch, tastes good, and smells good. What the fuck? This is OK, you know?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1987, Tulay: Literary Journal of the World News:

     Mapapahagikhik ito sabay nahihiyang tingin sa pangkat ng mga batang ang sabi ng suot na uniporme'y Cecilio Apostol High School. "Huwag kang malikot," anang Announcer sa bata. "Baka 'yang itlog mo ang gawin kong sisiw."

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. (colloquial) score of zero (on an examination, game, etc.)

Derived terms

• bahay-itlog
• balat-itlog
• betlog
• hugis-itlog
• itlog na pula
• itlog-balang
• itlog-buwaya
• itlog-na-maalat
• itlugan
• itlugin
• mag-iitlog
• maitlog
• mangingitlog
• mangitlog
• paing-itlog
• paitlugan
• paitlugin
• pangingitlog
• pangitlugan
• pipisaing-itlog
• pritong itlog
• pula ng itlog
• puti ng itlog
• tabas-itlog
• tagaitlog
• tagapangitlog
• tuktukan ng itlog
• umitlog

 

Descendants

• → Alangan: itlog

See also

• estrelyado

 

Further reading

• “itlog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qiCeluR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI