kapulisan

Tagalog

Etymology

From pulis +‎ ka- -an. Compare Cebuano kapolisan, Indonesian kepolisian and Malay kepolisan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kapuliˈsan/ [kɐ.pʊ.lɪˈsan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ka‧pu‧li‧san

Noun

kapulisán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. police; police force
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