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tolong

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Singapore[ˈtɔlɔŋ]

tolong adverb: please.

Adverb

tolong (not comparable)

  1. (Singapore, colloquial) please
    • ‘Tolong, please don’t use the word ‘haunt’ in this context. It’s too creepy,’ said the Wife, smoothing away her goosebumps.2004 August 22, “Queer Eye for the Dead Guy”, in The Sunday Times (LifeStyle), page 54

Origin of tolong

Borrowed from Malay tolong.

Questions about tolong

What does tolong mean?
Tolong means please.
What part of speech is tolong?
Tolong is an adverb.
How do you pronounce tolong?
Tolong is pronounced [ˈtɔlɔŋ] (Singapore).

Words near tolong in the dictionary

  1. tolnidamine
  2. toloache
  3. toloachi
  4. toloatzin
  5. Tolomako
  6. tolong
  7. tolonidine
  8. tolonium chloride
  9. Tolosa
  10. Tolosa-Hunt syndrome
  11. tolovkite

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