mataas na kapulungan

Tagalog

Etymology

Compound of mataas +‎ kapulungan, a calque of Spanish cámara alta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mataˌʔas na kapuluˈŋan/ [mɐ.t̪ɐˌʔas n̪ɐ xɐ.pʊ.lʊˈŋan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ma‧ta‧as na ka‧pu‧lu‧ngan

Noun

mataás na kapulungán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜀᜐ᜔ ᜈ ᜃᜉᜓᜎᜓᜅᜈ᜔)

1. upper house; senate

   Synonyms: kamara alta, senado

   Antonym: mababang kapulungan

2. (strictly) Senate of the Philippines

   Synonym: Senado

Further reading

• “mataas na kapulungan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• mataas na kapulungan on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl