kapulungan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• capolong̃an — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From pulong +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kapuluˈŋan/ [kɐ.pʊ.lʊˈŋan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ka‧pu‧lu‧ngan

Noun

kapulungán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜎᜓᜅᜈ᜔)

1. convention; meeting
2. (government, politics) chamber; house

   Synonym: kamara

Derived terms

• Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan
• mababang kapulungan
• mataas na kapulungan

 

See also

• asamblea
• bulwagan
• hunta
• kongregasyon
• kumperensiya

Further reading

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