gamol

Old English

Alternative forms

• gamel, gomel, gomol

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gamalaz (“old, weak”). Cognate with Dutch gammel (“shaky, worn, old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑ.mol/

Adjective

gamol

1. (poetic) old, ancient

Declension

Declension of gamol — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gamol	gamol	gamol
Accusative	gamolne	gamole	gamol
Genitive	gamoles	gamolre	gamoles
Dative	gamolum	gamolre	gamolum
Instrumental	gamole	gamolre	gamole
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gamole	gamola, gamole	gamol
Accusative	gamole	gamola, gamole	gamol
Genitive	gamolra	gamolra	gamolra
Dative	gamolum	gamolum	gamolum
Instrumental	gamolum	gamolum	gamolum

Declension of gamol — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gamola	gamole	gamole
Accusative	gamolan	gamolan	gamole
Genitive	gamolan	gamolan	gamolan
Dative	gamolan	gamolan	gamolan
Instrumental	gamolan	gamolan	gamolan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gamolan	gamolan	gamolan
Accusative	gamolan	gamolan	gamolan
Genitive	gamolra, gamolena	gamolra, gamolena	gamolra, gamolena
Dative	gamolum	gamolum	gamolum
Instrumental	gamolum	gamolum	gamolum

Tagalog

Etymology

The word exists even in old dictionaries (c.f. amol). The word was popularized by Filipino rapper Andrew E., who came out with the song Wag Kang Gamol in the year 1990.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈmol/, [ɡɐˈmol]
• Hyphenation: ga‧mol

Adjective

gamól (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜋᜓᜎ᜔)

1. dirty; filthy

   Synonyms: marumi, madungis, dugyot, baboy

2. (colloquial) shameless; ill-mannered; indecent; uncool

   Synonyms: walang-hiya, makapal ang mukha, masama ang ugali

3. (colloquial) contemptible; obnoxious; displeasing; gross

   Synonyms: nakakadiri, karumal-dumal

Noun

gamól (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜋᜓᜎ᜔)

1. filth or dirt on the face

   Synonyms: dumi, dungis, amol, amos, damos, musing

2. (figurative, colloquial) ill-mannered person; indecent person; jerk

Derived terms

• gamol-gamol
• gamulan
• kagamulan

 

Related terms

• amol

 

See also

• amos
• banil

 

Further reading

• “gamol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier