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Tagalog
Etymology
From pa- + punta.
Pronunciation
Adverb
papuntá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ)
- heading towards a direction
- Synonym: patungo
Papunta na ako.- I'm coming.
- (literally, “I am now heading towards .”)
Itapon mo ang bola papunta sa butas.- Throw the ball towards the hole.
Derived terms
See also
Verb
papuntá (complete pinapunta, progressive pinapapunta, contemplative papapunta, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ)
- (informal) short for ipapunta
Verb
papuntá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ)
- (imperative, colloquial) short for pakipunta
- (transitive, colloquial) short for nagpapunta
Further reading
- “papunta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018