tangkal

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *taŋkal (“coop, as for chickens; pen, as for pigs”). Compare Tagalog tangkal (“coop”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taŋˈkal/
  • Hyphenation: tang‧kal

Noun

tangkál (Basahan spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. pigpen, pigsty

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay تڠکل (tangkal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaŋ.kal/,
  • Rhymes: -kal
  • Hyphenation: tang‧kal

Verb

tangkal

  1. to push away
  2. to block off
  3. to deter
  4. (immigration) to restrict entry

Derived terms

Further reading

Kankanaey

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *taŋkal (“coop, as for chickens; pen, as for pigs”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tangkál

  1. bird cage; coop

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of tangkal
Southern / Central
Mt. Province Sabangan tangkal,
(elderly) tangkal / tangkar
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province Sagada tangkal,
(elderly) tangkal / tangkar

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “tangkál”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎, Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 456

Sundanese

Noun

tangkal (Sundanese script ᮒᮀᮊᮜ᮪)

  1. tree
  2. tree-shrub
  3. trunk (of a tree)
  4. stem (of a plant)
  5. (rice, tea, tobacco, etc.) plant
  6. hassock (of grasses)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *taŋkal (“coop, as for chickens; pen, as for pigs”). Compare Bikol Central tangkal (“pigsty”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tangkál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. coop; hencoop; chicken coop
    Synonyms: kulungan, hawla, manukan
  2. (dialectal, colloquial) prison
    Synonym: bilangguan
  3. (obsolete) carving of wood to smooth it out
  4. alternative form of takal

Derived terms

Adjective

tangkál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. kept confined in a coop (of fowl)
    Synonym: nakatangkal

Further reading

  • “tangkal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “tangkal”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
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