kupal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• copal — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• dupal

Etymology

The word has been existing and even used as an insult since the 17th century. The colloquial etymology that the word is backslang of pa-cool, from pa- +‎ English cool, literally “trying to be cool” may be false.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkupal/, [ˈku.pɐl]
• Rhymes: -upal
• Syllabification: ku‧pal

Noun

kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔) (vulgar)

1. (biology) smegma; prepuce
2. (colloquial, derogatory) asshole (mean or rude person)

   Kupal ka; ang sama ng ginagawa mong paninira sa kapatid mo.

   You ass; that's cruel of you to slander your brother.

Derived terms

• kumupal
• kupalan
• kupalin
• kuping
• magpakupal
• mangupal
• napakakupal
• pagkakupal

 

See also

• ano ba 'yan
• Diyos ko po
• putang ina

 

See also

• tamod

Adjective

kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔) (vulgar)

1. smegma-like
2. (colloquial, derogatory) asshole; bitch; prick

Interjection

kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔) (vulgar)

1. (colloquial) crap!

   Kupal naman o, hanggang baywang na ang tubig-baha!

   Oh crap, the floodwaters are waist-high!

Further reading

• “kupal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 30: “Afrenta) Copal (pp) diciondo eſta palabra por afrenta”
  • page 562: “Suçiedad) Copal (pp) del miembro viril, copal mo (diçe vno a otro por afrenta) la ſuçiedad de tu miembro”