takal
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧kal
Verb
takal
- to mate; to copulate
- (prison slang) to rape or be a recipient of
- (prison slang) to punish by paddling
Noun
takal
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch takel, from Middle Dutch takel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈta.kal/
- Hyphenation: ta‧kal
Noun
takal (plural takal-takal)
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “takal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Sakizaya
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.ˈkal/, [ta.ˈkal]
Noun
takal
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- tacal — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
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
- IPA(key): /ˈtakal/ [ˈt̪aː.xɐl] (noun)
- Syllabification: ta‧kal
Noun
takal (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜎ᜔)
- measurement by volume of grain, powder, liquid, etc. (by liter, gallon, etc.)
- (business) sale of merchandise at a certain rate by unit of measurement
- (business) rate of charge by unit of measurement (for merchandise sold)
- (colloquial) hitting of prisoners as punishment
Derived terms
- itakal
- magtakal
- pagtakal
- pagtakalan
- pagtatakal
- panakal
- pantakal
- takalan
- takalin
- tumakal
Adjective
takál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜎ᜔)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtakal/ [ˈt̪aː.xɐl]
- Rhymes: -akal
- Syllabification: ta‧kal
Noun
takal (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜎ᜔)
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