kupal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

The word has been existing and even used as an insult since the 17th century. The colloquial etymology that the word is backslang of pa-cool, from pa- +‎ English cool, literally “trying to be cool” may be false.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ku‧pal
  • IPA(key): /ˈkupal/, [ˈku.pɐl]

Noun

kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔)

  1. (vulgar, biology) smegma; prepuce
  2. (vulgar, colloquial, derogatory, offensive) asshole (mean or rude person)
    Kupal ka; ang samâ ng ginagawa mong paninira sa kapatid mo.
    You ass; that's cruel of you to slander your brother.

Derived terms
  • kumupal
  • kupalan
  • kupalin
  • kuping
  • magpakupal
  • mangupal
  • napakakupal
  • pagkakupal

See also

See also

Adjective

kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔)

  1. (vulgar) smegma-like
  2. (colloquial, vulgar, derogatory, offensive) asshole; bitch; prick

Interjection

kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔)

  1. (colloquial, vulgar) 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, 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”
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