papunta

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ punta.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /papunˈta/ [pɐ.pʊn̪ˈt̪a]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: pa‧pun‧ta

Adverb

papuntá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ)

  1. heading towards a direction
    Synonym: patungo
    Papunta na ako.
    I'm coming.
    (literally, “I am now heading towards [there].”)
    Itapon mo ang bola papunta sa butas.
    Throw the ball towards the hole.

Derived terms

See also

  • parating

Verb

papuntá (complete pinapunta, progressive pinapapunta, contemplative papapunta, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ)

  1. (informal) short for ipapunta

Verb

papuntá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ)

  1. (imperative, colloquial) short for pakipunta
  2. (transitive, colloquial) short for nagpapunta

Further reading

  • “papunta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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