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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaɡal/,
- Hyphenation: ta‧gal
Noun
tágal (Basahan spelling ᜆᜄᜎ᜔)
- endurance; lastingness
- Synonym: tios
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse þagall, þǫgull.
Adjective
tagal (masculine and feminine tagal, neuter tagalt, definite singular and plural tagale)
- silent, taciturn
- Synonym: taus
Related terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse þagall, þǫgull.
Adjective
tagal (neuter tagalt, definite singular and plural tagale)
- silent, taciturn
- Synonym: taus
Related terms
References
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tagal (“duration of time, time period”). Compare Brunei Malay setagal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taˈɡal/,
- Hyphenation: ta‧gal
Noun
tagál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄᜎ᜔)
- duration of time
Sa tagal niyon, hindi na tayo makakakain!- Because of how long he's taking, we're never gonna eat anything!
- long time
- Synonym: katagalan
- ability or capacity to endure
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “tagal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018