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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)
- pigpen, pigsty
Derived terms
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay تڠکل (tangkal).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaŋ.kal/,
- Rhymes: -kal
- Hyphenation: tang‧kal
Verb
tangkal
- to push away
- to block off
- to deter
- (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
- bird cage; coop
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms & variants of tangkal
Southern / Central
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Mt. Province |
Sabangan |
tangkal, (elderly) tangkal / tangkar
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Northern / Applai
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Mt. Province |
Sagada |
tangkal, (elderly) tangkal / tangkar
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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)
- tree
- tree-shrub
- trunk (of a tree)
- stem (of a plant)
- (rice, tea, tobacco, etc.) plant
- hassock (of grasses)
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *taŋkal (“coop, as for chickens; pen, as for pigs”). Compare Bikol Central tangkal (“pigsty”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tangkál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔)
- coop; hencoop; chicken coop
- Synonyms: kulungan, hawla, manukan
- (dialectal, colloquial) prison
- Synonym: bilangguan
- (obsolete) carving of wood to smooth it out
- alternative form of takal
Derived terms
Adjective
tangkál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔)
- 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