tungkol

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tuŋkul (“about”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuŋˈkol/, [tʊŋˈkol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Hyphenation: tung‧kol

Preposition

tungkól (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ᜔)

1. (used with sa or kay) about; regarding; concerning

   Synonyms: ukol, hinggil, bagay

   Tungkol saan ba talaga ang papag-usapan natin?

   What will we really talk about?

   Nagkaroon sila ng pagtatalo tungkol sa kontrobersiyal na batas.

   They had a debate regarding the controversial law.

Derived terms

• patungkol
• patungkulan

 

Noun

tungkól (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ᜔)

1. duty; occupation; mission

   Synonyms: gawain, trabaho

2. obligation; responsibility; concern

   Synonyms: obligasyon, pananagutan, sagutin

3. position; appointment

   Synonym: puwesto

4. function; purpose; role

Derived terms

• ipatungkol
• katungkulan
• manungkulan
• pagkakapanungkol
• panunungkol
• panunungkulan
• panungkulan
• tawag ng tungkulin
• tungkulin

 

Adjective

tungkól (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ᜔)

1. (rare) all; every

   Synonyms: lahat, bawat, lahat-lahat

   May parusa sa tungkol maysala.

   There will be punishment to all who are guilty.