pasinungalingan
Tagalog
Etymology
From pa- + sinungaling + -an.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pasinuŋaˈliŋan/ [pɐ.sɪ.n̪ʊ.ŋɐˈliː.ŋɐn̪]
- Rhymes: -iŋan
- Syllabification: pa‧si‧nu‧nga‧li‧ngan
Verb
pasinungalingan (complete pinasinungalingan, progressive pinasisinungalingan, contemplative pasisinungalingan, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈᜓᜅᜎᜒᜅᜈ᜔)
- to be given the lie to; to be contradicted; to be disproved; to be gainsaid; to be refuted
- Synonym: pabulaanan
- Pinasinungalingan ng saksi ang pahayag ng pinaratangan.
- The testimony of the accused was contradicted by the witness.
- to be belied; to be made false
- Synonym: pabulaanan
- Pinasinungalingan niya ang kaniyang ipinangako nang siya'y magnakaw na muli.
- What he promised was belied when he stole again.
- to be discredited; to be caused to be disbelieved
- Synonym: pabulaanan
- Pinasinungalingan ng abogado ang salaysay ng testigo.
- The statement of the witness was discredited by the lawyer.
Related terms
Verb
pasinungalingan (complete pinasinungalingan, progressive pinapasinungalingan, contemplative papasinungalingan, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈᜓᜅᜎᜒᜅᜈ᜔)
- (informal) short for ipasinungalingan
Verb
pasinungalingan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈᜓᜅᜎᜒᜅᜈ᜔)
- (imperative, colloquial) short for pakisinungalingan
- (transitive, colloquial) short for nagpasinungalingan
Further reading
- English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1242