dingsulan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dinsulan

Etymology

Etymology tree

Tagalog dingsol

Proto-Austronesian *-an

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an

Proto-Philippine *-an

Tagalog -an

Tagalog dingsulan

From dingsol + -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /diŋˈsulan/ [d̪ɪn̪ˈsuː.lɐn̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ulan
  • IPA^(key): /diŋsuˈlan/ [d̪ɪn̪.sʊˈlan̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ding‧su‧lan

Noun

dingsulan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

1. inkwell (container for ink used to refill a quill or a pen)

   Synonym: tintero

Verb

dingsulán (complete diningsulan, progressive dinidingsulan, contemplative didingsulan, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜎᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

1. to paint one's teeth black

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for dingsulan

affix		-an
root word		dingsol
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		dingsulan
complete		diningsulan
progressive		dinidingsulan inadingsulan1
contemplative		didingsulan adingsulan1
imperative		dingsuli1

¹ Dialectal use only.

References

• “dingsulan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018