punglo

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly from Chinese according to Panganiban (1973), perhaps Hokkien. Compare Ilocano punglo, Kapampangan punglu, and Tausug pungluꞌ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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punglô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜎᜓ)

  1. bullet
    Synonyms: bala, tingga
  2. ammunition

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • punglo at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • punglo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 2158
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 832

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