pingol

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Pangasinan pingal (“missing both ears”), Pangasinan pingol (“missing one ear”), and Kapampangan pingul (“earlobe”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈpiŋol/ [ˈpi.ŋol] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -iŋol
  • IPA^(key): /piˈŋol/ [pɪˈŋol] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: pi‧ngol

Noun

pingol (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜅᜓᜎ᜔)

1. (anatomy) ear lobe

   Synonym: bingot

2. act of twisting the ear

   Synonyms: pingot, piral

Derived terms

• kapingulan
• mapingol
• pagpingol
• pingol-bato
• pingulan
• pingulin
• pumingol

 

Adjective

pingól (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜅᜓᜎ᜔)

1. earless

Derived terms

• pingol-pingol

 

See also

• pingod

 

Further reading

• “pingol” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “pingol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018