kupal
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- copal – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
- dupal
Etymology
While the word has been existing even during the 17th century, the colloquial sense may be a metathesis of pa-cool (“trying to be cool”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ku‧pal
- IPA(key): /ˈkupal/, [ˈku.pɐl]
Noun
kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔)
- (vulgar, colloquial, derogatory, offensive) asshole (mean or rude person)
- Kupal ka; ang samâ ng ginagawa mong paninira sa kapatid mo.
- You ass; that's cruel of you to slander your brother.
- (vulgar, biology) smegma; prepuce
See also
- tamod
Adjective
kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔)
- (colloquial, vulgar, derogatory, offensive) Asshole; bitch; prick.
- (vulgar) Smegma-like.
Interjection
kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔)
- (colloquial, vulgar) Crap!
- Kupal naman o, hanggang baywang na ang tubig-baha!
- Oh crap, the floodwaters are waist-high!
Derived terms
- kinupal
- kumukupal
- kupalan
- magpakupal
- makakupal
- makikupal
- makipagkupal
- mangkupal
- napakakupal
- pagkakupal
- palakupal
- pangkupal
- pinakakupal
See also
- ano ba 'yan
- diyos ko po
- putang ina
Further reading
- “kupal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018