kopong

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Compare kopon, koponan.

Noun

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kopong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. arrangement whereby two or more players agree to be in the same team
  2. teamwork
  3. (slang) group member
    Synonyms: kakopon, kasama

Etymology 2

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Uncertain. Attested as early as 1983. Commonly believed to be from Indonesian kopong (empty; hollow; zero). Compare Tausug kussung, Javanese ꦏꦺꦴꦛꦺꦴꦁ (kothong), and Malay kosong.

Numeral

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kopong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (neologism) zero
    Synonyms: sero, wala
    • 1983, Lualhati Bautista, Isang milyong pusong babae:
      Dahil sa mga panahong ito'y kopung-kopong si Bing ng mga personal na problema niya, at komo interesado naman si Sandra sa mga problema niya, kaya 'yon lagi ang napag-uusapan nila.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Further reading

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  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 77