kaputol

See also: kaputól

Cebuano

Etymology

ka- +‎ putol

Pronunciation 1

• Hyphenation: ka‧pu‧tol
• IPA^(key): /kaˈputol/ [kɐˈpu.t̪ol̪]
• Rhymes: -ol̪

Noun

kaputol

1. a person one divides or splits a whole with
2. toothpony (Gazza minuta)

Pronunciation 2

• Hyphenation: ka‧pu‧tol
• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /kapuˈt̪ol̪/
• Rhymes: -ol̪

Noun

kaputol

1. a part or piece that was broken off

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈputol/ [k̠ɐˈpuː.t̪ol]
• Rhymes: -utol
• Syllabification: ka‧pu‧tol

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Philippine *ka-

Tagalog ka-

Proto-Austronesian *putun

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *putul

Tagalog putol

Tagalog kaputol

From ka- (“similarity”) + putol.

Noun

kaputol (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜆᜓᜎ᜔)

1. sibling

   Synonym: kapatid

2. a link; a connection of any communication
3. a person one divides or splits a whole with

Derived terms

• tol
• utol

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Tagalog ka-

Proto-Austronesian *putun

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *putul

Tagalog putol

Tagalog kaputol

From ka- (enumerative prefix) + putol.

Noun

kaputol (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜆᜓᜎ᜔)

1. a slice of a whole; a cut of a whole; a piece of a whole; a part of a whole; fragment

   Synonym: kapiraso

Derived terms

• kakapu-kaputol
• kakaputol
• kapu-kaputol
• mangaputol

Further reading

• “kaputol”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “kaputol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018