kopong

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkopoŋ/ [ˈkoː.poŋ]
  • Rhymes: -opoŋ
  • Syllabification: ko‧pong

Etymology 1

Compare kopon, koponan.

Noun

kopong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. arrangement whereby two or more players agree to be in the same team
  2. teamwork
  3. (slang) group member
    Synonyms: kakopon, kasama

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Attested as early as 1983. Commonly believed to be from Indonesian kopong (“empty; hollow; zero”). Compare Tausug kusung, Javanese ꦏꦺꦴꦛꦺꦴꦁ (kothong), and Malay kosong.

Numeral

kopong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (neologism) zero
    Synonyms: sero, wala
    • 1983, Lualhati Bautista, Isang milyong pusong babae:
      Dahil sa mga panahong ito'y kopung-kopong si Bing ng mga personal na problema niya, at komo interesado naman si Sandra sa mga problema niya, kaya 'yon lagi ang napag-uusapan nila.
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Derived terms

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 77
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