karumal-dumal

Tagalog

Etymology

From ka- +‎ dumal, with reduplication of dumal.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˌɾumal ˈdumal/ [kɐˌɾuː.mɐl ˈd̪uː.mɐl]
• Rhymes: -umal
• Syllabification: ka‧ru‧mal-du‧mal

Adjective

karumal-dumal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜓᜋᜎ᜔ᜇᜓᜋᜎ᜔)

1. loathsome; abominable; heinous

   Synonym: karima-rimarim

Further reading

• “karumal-dumal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018