gamol
Old English
Alternative forms
- gamel, gomel, gomol
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gamalaz (“old, weak”). Cognate with Dutch gammel (“shaky, worn, old”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɑ.mol/
Adjective
gamol
- (poetic) old, ancient
Declension
Declension of gamol — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | gamol | gamol | gamol |
Accusative | gamolne | gamole | gamol |
Genitive | gamoles | gamolre | gamoles |
Dative | gamolum | gamolre | gamolum |
Instrumental | gamole | gamolre | gamole |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | gamole | gamola, gamole | gamol |
Accusative | gamole | gamola, gamole | gamol |
Genitive | gamolra | gamolra | gamolra |
Dative | gamolum | gamolum | gamolum |
Instrumental | gamolum | gamolum | gamolum |
Declension of gamol — Weak
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | gamola | gamole | gamole |
Accusative | gamolan | gamolan | gamole |
Genitive | gamolan | gamolan | gamolan |
Dative | gamolan | gamolan | gamolan |
Instrumental | gamolan | gamolan | gamolan |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | gamolan | gamolan | gamolan |
Accusative | gamolan | gamolan | gamolan |
Genitive | gamolra, gamolena | gamolra, gamolena | gamolra, gamolena |
Dative | gamolum | gamolum | gamolum |
Instrumental | gamolum | gamolum | gamolum |
Tagalog
Etymology
The word exists even in old dictionaries (c.f. amol). The word was popularized by Filipino rapper Andrew E., who came out with the song Wag Kang Gamol in the year 1990.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ga‧mol
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈmol/, [ɡɐˈmol]
Adjective
gamól (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜋᜓᜎ᜔)
- dirty; filthy
- Synonyms: marumi, madungis, dugyot, baboy
- (colloquial) shameless; ill-mannered; indecent; uncool
- Synonyms: walang-hiya, makapal ang mukha, masama ang ugali
- (colloquial) contemptible; obnoxious; displeasing; gross
- Synonyms: nakakadiri, karumal-dumal
Noun
gamól (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜋᜓᜎ᜔)
- filth or dirt on the face
- Synonyms: dumi, dungis, amol, amos, damos, musing
- (figuratively, colloquial) ill-mannered person; indecent person; jerk
Derived terms
- gamol-gamol
- gamulan
- kagamulan
Related terms
- amol
See also
- amos
- banil
Further reading
- “gamol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Fr. Juan José de Noceda; Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier