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)

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

Verb

pasinungalingan (complete pinasinungalingan, progressive pinapasinungalingan, contemplative papasinungalingan, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈᜓᜅᜎᜒᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. (informal) short for ipasinungalingan

Verb

pasinungalingan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈᜓᜅᜎᜒᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. (imperative, colloquial) short for pakisinungalingan
  2. (transitive, colloquial) short for nagpasinungalingan

Further reading

  • English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1242