sangkalan

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Dupaningan Agta

Noun

sangkalan

  1. ring worn on finger

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

sangkalan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜃᜎᜈ᜔)

  1. chopping block; chopping board
    Synonym: tadtaran
  2. (figurative) mere excuse; mere pretext
    Synonym: dahilan
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From sangkal +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

Verb

sangkalán (complete sinangkalan, progressive sinasangkalan, contemplative sasangkalan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜃᜎᜈ᜔)

  1. to have one's breasts hardened due to overaccumulation of milk (of a nursing mother)
    Sinangkalan ang nanay ng suso.
    The mother had her breast hardened due to overaccumulated milk.
Conjugation