tungkol
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *tuŋkul (“about”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tung‧kol
- IPA(key): /tuŋˈkol/, [tʊŋˈkol]
- Rhymes: -ol
Noun
tungkól
- duty; occupation; mission
- Synonyms: gawain, trabaho
- obligation; responsibility; concern
- Synonyms: obligasyon, pananagutan, sagutin
- position; appointment
- Synonym: puwesto
- function; purpose; role
Derived terms
- ipatungkol
- katungkulan
- manungkulan
- pagkakapanungkol
- panungkulan
- panunungkol
- panunungkulan
- tawag ng tungkulin
- tungkulin
Preposition
tungkól
- (used with sa or kay) about; regarding; concerning
- Synonyms: ukol, hinggil, bagay
- Tungkol saan ba talaga ang papag-usapan natin?
- What will we really talk about?
- Nagkaroon sila ng pagtatalo tungkol sa kontrobersiyal na batas.
- They had a debate regarding the controversial law.
Derived terms
- patungkol
- patungkulan
Adjective
tungkól
- (rare) all; every
- Synonyms: lahat, bawat, lahat-lahat
- May parusa sa tungkol maysala.
- There will be punishment to all who are guilty.