palpal

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English

Adjective

palpal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a palpus.

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpalpal/,
  • Hyphenation: pal‧pal

Etymology 1

Adjective

pálpál (intensified palpalon, Basahan spelling ᜉᜎ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔)

  1. stupid; dumb
    Synonyms: patal, pangol, pulpol, bobo, boba, tonto, tonta, kamote
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

pálpál (plural paralpal, Basahan spelling ᜉᜎ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔)

  1. to drive something in (as a post into the ground)
Derived terms

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /palˈpal/,
  • Hyphenation: pal‧pal

Noun

palpál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔)

  1. wooden spanker
  2. (basketball) blocking of a shot using the hand
    Synonym: supalpal

Further reading

  • palpal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

Tok Pisin

Noun

palpal

  1. coral tree