tangkal

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Bikol Central[edit]

Noun[edit]

tangkál

  1. a pigsty

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

tangkal

  1. to push away
  2. to block off

Sundanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

tangkal

  1. Romanization of ᮒᮀᮊᮜ᮪

Noun[edit]

tangkal (tangkal)

  1. tree
  2. tree-shrub
  3. trunk (of a tree)
  4. stem (of a plant)
  5. (rice, tea, tobacco, etc.) plant
  6. hassock (of grasses)

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *taŋkal (“coop, as for chickens; pen, as for pigs”). Compare Bikol Central tangkal (“pigsty”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /taŋˈkal/, [tɐŋˈkal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: tang‧kal

Noun[edit]

tangkál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. coop; hencoop; chicken coop
    Synonyms: kulungan, hawla, manukan
  2. (dialectal, colloquial) prison
    Synonym: bilangguan
  3. (obsolete) carving of wood to smooth it out
  4. Alternative form of takal

Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tangkál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. kept confined in a coop (of fowl)
    Synonym: nakatangkal

Further reading[edit]

  • “tangkal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “tangkal”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
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