katulong

Tagalog

Alternative forms

catolong – obsolete, Abecedario orthography

Etymology

From ka- +‎ tulong (“help”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ka‧tu‧long

IPA^(key): /kaˈtuloŋ/, [kɐˈtu.loŋ]

Noun

katulong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

domestic helper; maid
Synonyms: kasambahay, asistente, katuwang, yaya, kriyada, utusan, alila, alalay, bataan, lingkod, (obsolete) silbiro

See also

alagad
alipin
atsay
inday
karamay
kawaksi
kawani
mutsatsa
mutsatso
serbidor
sirbiyenta
tsimay

Further reading

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

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