kupal
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- copal — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- dupal
Etymology
The word has been existing and even used as an insult since the 17th century. The etymology of the colloquial sense which derived from backslang of pa-cool, from pa- + English cool, literally “trying to be cool” may be false.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkupal/ [ˈkuː.pɐl]
- Rhymes: -upal
- Syllabification: ku‧pal
Noun
kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔) (vulgar)
- (biology) smegma; prepuce
- (colloquial, derogatory) asshole (mean or rude person)
- Kupal ka; ang sama ng ginagawa mong paninira sa kapatid mo.
- You ass; that's cruel of you to slander your brother.
Derived terms
- kakupalan
- kumupal
- kupalan
- kupalin
- kuping
- kups
- magpakupal
- mangupal
- napakakupal
- pagkakupal
See also
See also
Adjective
kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔) (vulgar)
Interjection
kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔) (vulgar)
- (colloquial) crap!
- Kupal naman o, hanggang baywang na ang tubig-baha!
- Oh crap, the floodwaters are waist-high!
Further reading
- “kupal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 30: “Afrenta) Copal (pp) diciondo eſta palabra por afrenta”
- page 562: “Suçiedad) Copal (pp) del miembro viril, copal mo (diçe vno a otro por afrenta) la ſuçiedad de tu miembro”