panalo
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From pan- + talo, literally “defeater; victor”.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˈnalo/ [pɐˈn̪aː.lo]
- Rhymes: -alo
- Syllabification: pa‧na‧lo
Noun
panalo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈᜎᜓ)
- winner; victor
- Synonym: wagi
- Ako ang panalo!
- I won!
- (literally, “I'm the winner!”)
- Lagi na lang sila ang panalo.
- They're always the winner.
- win; victory; triumph
Related terms
- pantalo
Etymology 2
From pan- + salo, literally “catcher”.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /panaˈlo/ [pɐ.n̪ɐˈlo]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: pa‧na‧lo
Noun
panaló (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈᜎᜓ)
- anything used to catch something
Alternative forms
- pansalo
Further reading
- “panalo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018