tanggol

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgul (“defend oneself, parry a blow”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taŋˈɡol/ [t̪ɐŋˈɡol]
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: tang‧gol

Noun

tanggól (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. act of defending or guarding against attack
    Synonyms: sanggalang, pagsasanggalang, depensa, pagdedepensa
  2. (law) act of defending the accused

Derived terms

  • di-maipagtatanggol
  • ipagtanggol
  • magtanggol
  • maipagtatanggol
  • manananggol
  • pagtatanggol
  • pananggol
  • tagapagtanggol
  • tagatanggol
  • tanggulan

Further reading

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