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tangkal

Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *taŋkal (“coop, as for chickens; pen, as for pigs”). Compare Tagalog tangkal (“coop”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /taŋˈkal/ [taŋˈkal̪]
  • Hyphenation: tang‧kal

Noun

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tangkál (Basahan spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. pigpen, pigsty

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay تڠکل (tangkal).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtaŋ.kal/, [ˈt̪aŋ.kal]
  • Rhymes: -kal
  • Hyphenation: tang‧kal

Verb

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tangkal

  1. to push away
  2. to block off
  3. to deter
  4. (immigration) to restrict entry

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Sundanese

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Romanization

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tangkal

  1. Romanization of ᮒᮀᮊᮜ᮪

Noun

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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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Adjective

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tangkál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔)

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

Further reading

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