kopong

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kupong

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkopoŋ/ [ˈkoː.poŋ]
• Rhymes: -opoŋ
• Syllabification: ko‧pong

Etymology 1

Compare kopon, koponan.

Noun

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

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

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.

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Derived terms

• kilometro kupong
• nayntin-kopong-kopong
• panahon ng kopong-kopong
• taong kopong-kopong

 

Further reading

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