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Tagalog
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Compare kopon, koponan.
Noun
kopong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔)
- arrangement whereby two or more players agree to be in the same team
- teamwork
- (slang) group member
- Synonyms: kakopon, kasama
Etymology 2
Uncertain. Attested as early as 1983. Commonly believed to be from Indonesian kopong (“empty; hollow; zero”). Compare Tausug kussung, Javanese ꦏꦺꦴꦛꦺꦴꦁ (kothong), and Malay kosong.
Numeral
kopong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔)
- (neologism) zero
- Synonyms: sero, wala
1983, Lualhati Bautista, Isang milyong pusong babae:Dahil sa mga panahong ito'y kopung-kopong si Bing ng mga personal na problema niya, at komo interesado naman si Sandra sa mga problema niya, kaya 'yon lagi ang napag-uusapan nila.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Further reading
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 77