kinauukulan
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From kauukulan + -in-, from ukol + ka- -an, with partial reduplication.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kiˌnaʔuʔuˈkulan/ [kɪˌn̪aː.ʔʊ.ʔʊˈxuː.lɐn̪]
- Rhymes: -ulan
- Syllabification: ki‧na‧u‧u‧ku‧lan
Noun
[edit]kináuukúlan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜂᜂᜃᜓᜎᜈ᜔)
- authority; person in command, specifically government
- Synonym: awtoridad
- Isumbong ang anumang kahina-hinalang gawain sa mga kinauukulan.
- Report any suspicious activity to the authorities.
- person whom it may concern (as in a letter)
Further reading
[edit]- “kinauukulan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “kinauukulan”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
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- Tagalog terms infixed with -in-
- Tagalog terms circumfixed with ka- -an
- Tagalog reduplications
- Tagalog 6-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/ulan
- Rhymes:Tagalog/ulan/6 syllables
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- Tagalog lemmas
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