hulog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *huluʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *Suluʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuloɡ/ [ˈhu.l̪oɡ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔuloɡ/ [ˈʔu.l̪oɡ] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: hu‧log

Noun

húlog (Basahan spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

1. fall, drop, plummet

   Synonyms: lagpak, tiwarang

2. plunge

   Synonym: bugsok

3. instance of dropping something

   Synonym: waltak

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *huluʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *Suluʀ.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hu‧log
• IPA^(key): /ˈhuloɡ/ [ˈhu.l̪oɡ]

Verb

hulog

1. to drop (fall under the influence of gravity)
2. to fall down

Alternative forms

• holog, olog — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• ulog — uncommon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *huluʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *Suluʀ (“to lower, let down, as on a rope”). Compare Paiwan surur (“a taut-stretched line”), Ilocano ulog (“to descend, go down”), Bikol Central hulog, Cebuano hulog, Tausug hulug, Malay hulur (“letting go, slacking or paying out (a line)”), and Manggarai ulur (“to lower, let oneself down”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈhuloɡ/ [ˈhuː.loɡ̚] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -uloɡ
  • IPA^(key): /huˈloɡ/ [hʊˈloɡ̚] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -oɡ
• Syllabification: hu‧log

Noun

hulog (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

1. fall; falling (from a height)

   Synonyms: bagsak, pagbagsak, lagpak, paglagpak, laglag, paglaglag

2. drop; dropping (of something)

   Synonym: gota

3. accidental fall (from a high place)

   Synonyms: bulid, pagbulid, pagkabulid

4. lapse; slip (into a bad habit)

   Synonyms: pagkabuyo, pagkaligaw

5. failure (in examinations)

   Synonyms: bagsak, kalabasa, kamote

6. capture; ensnarement

   Synonyms: pagkabihag, pagkadakip, pagkakadakip

7. dropping of a letter in a mailbox
8. payment by installment

   Synonyms: paghuhulog, paghuhurnal

9. installment (payment)

   Synonyms: aplaso, hurnal

   Tatlong hulog na lang ang kailangan para bayad ka na sa utang.

   You only need three installments for your debt to be paid.

10. contribution paid; fee; quota (to an organization as a member)

    Synonyms: kontribusyon, ambag, butaw

11. (banking) amount of deposit

    Synonym: deposito

12. tally (count, number)

    Synonyms: paya, tantos

13. translation

    Synonyms: salin, pagsasalin, pagkakasalin

14. meaning (of a word)

    Synonym: kahulugan

15. one's interpretation; explanation; version

    Synonyms: pakahulugan, palagay, paliwanag

16. grace; blessing (from God)

    Synonyms: pala, pagpapala, kaloob, grasya, (colloquial) talaga

    hulog ng langit

    blessing from heaven

17. (carpentry, masonry) determination of a construction being vertically set using a plumb line
18. (carpentry, masonry) vertical position of a construction (determined with a plumb line)

    Synonym: pagkakahulog

19. (carpentry) construction of an additional roof on a house (such as an awning or eaves)
20. (carpentry) added roof or room to a house

    Synonyms: sibi, sulambi

21. (fishing) number of casts with a fishing net
22. (baking) amount of butter used (per pastry of cakes, waffles, etc.)

    Synonyms: takal, sukat

23. (baking) number of pastries thus made with a certain amount of butter (of cakes, waffles, etc.)
24. insertion of a needle through a cloth
25. metamorphosis
26. (physiology) weight loss (due to poor health)

    Synonyms: pagpayat, pangangayayat

27. (physiology) muscular tension (as a health condition)
28. (physiology) development of puberty (among boys and girls)

    Synonyms: pagbabaguntao, pagbibinata, pagdadalaga

29. (chemistry) reactant; reagent

    Synonym: reaktibo

30. (metallurgy) alloy

    Synonyms: halo, banto

31. (physics) gravitational force

    Synonyms: hilabigat, grabedad, hulog-bigat

32. manner of sloping (of mountains, hills, noses, etc.)
33. (gambling, slang) fixing of a game

Adjective

hulóg (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

1. fallen down (especially of fruits)

   Synonyms: bagsak, lagpak

2. failed; unsuccessful (as in examinations)

   Synonym: bagsak

3. (physiology) thin; losing weight (due to poor health or unhealthy weight loss)

Further reading

• “hulog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018