tanggol

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgul (“defend oneself, parry a blow”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taŋˈɡol/ [t̪ɐŋˈɡol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: tang‧gol

Noun

tanggól (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜎ᜔)

1. act of defending or guarding against attack

   Synonyms: sanggalang, pagsasanggalang, depensa, pagdedepensa

2. (law) act of defending the accused

Derived terms

• di-maipagtatanggol
• ipagtanggol
• magtanggol
• maipagtatanggol
• manananggol
• pagtatanggol
• pananggol
• tagapagtanggol
• tagatanggol
• tanggulan

 

Further reading

• “tanggol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018