takal

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ta‧kal

Verb

takal

  1. to mate; to copulate
  2. (prison slang) to rape or be a recipient of
  3. (prison slang) to punish by paddling

Noun

takal

  1. (prison slang) prison rape
  2. (prison slang) punishment by paddling

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch takel, from Middle Dutch takel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈta.kal/
  • Hyphenation: ta‧kal

Noun

takal (plural takal-takal)

  1. pulley
    Synonym: katrol

Alternative forms

Further reading

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta.ˈkal/, [ta.ˈkal]

Noun

takal

  1. table

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay takar. Compare Cebuano takal and Kapampangan takal.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈtakal/ [ˈt̪aː.xɐl] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -akal
    • IPA(key): /taˈkal/ [t̪ɐˈxal] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ta‧kal

Noun

takal (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. measurement by volume of grain, powder, liquid, etc. (by liter, gallon, etc.)
    Synonyms: sukat, medida, pasong, pagtakal, pagtatakal
  2. (business) sale of merchandise at a certain rate by unit of measurement
  3. (business) rate of charge by unit of measurement (for merchandise sold)
    Synonyms: taripa, tasa
  4. (colloquial) hitting of prisoners as punishment
Derived terms
  • itakal
  • magtakal
  • pagtakal
  • pagtakalan
  • pagtatakal
  • panakal
  • pantakal
  • takalan
  • takalin
  • tumakal

Adjective

takál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. already measured by a certain unit of measurement (used with na)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtakal/ [ˈt̪aː.xɐl]
  • Rhymes: -akal
  • Syllabification: ta‧kal

Noun

takal (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. (obsolete) a kind of vessel (different from gusi)

References

  • takal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • takal”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Numbers and Units in Old Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 300

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