kinauukulan
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From kauukulan + -in-, from ukol + ka- -an, with partial reduplication.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kináuukúlan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜂᜂᜃᜓᜎᜈ᜔)
- (in the plural form) authority; person in command, specifically government
- Synonym: awtoridad
- Isumbong ang anumang kahina-hinalang gawain sa mga kinauukulan.
- Report any suspicious activity to the authorities.
- person whom it may concern (as in a letter)
Further reading edit
- “kinauukulan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “kinauukulan”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024