punglo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• punlo

Etymology

Possibly from Chinese according to Panganiban (1973), perhaps Hokkien. Compare Ilocano punglo, Kapampangan punglu, and Tausug pungluꞌ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /puŋˈloʔ/ [pʊnˈloʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: pung‧lo

Noun

punglô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜎᜓ)

1. bullet

   Synonyms: bala, tingga

2. ammunition

Derived terms

• punglo-pungluan
• pupungluan

 

Further reading

• “punglo” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “punglo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 2158
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 832