kupal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• copal — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• dupal

Etymology

The word has been existing and even used as an insult since the 17th century. The etymology of the colloquial sense which derived from backslang of pa-cool, from pa- +‎ English cool, literally “trying to be cool” may be false.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkupal/ [ˈkuː.pɐl]
• Rhymes: -upal
• Syllabification: ku‧pal

Noun

kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔) (vulgar)

1. (biology) smegma; prepuce
2. (colloquial, derogatory) asshole (mean or rude person)

   Kupal ka; ang sama ng ginagawa mong paninira sa kapatid mo.

   You ass; that's cruel of you to slander your brother.

Derived terms

• kakupalan
• kumupal
• kupalan
• kupalin
• kuping
• kups
• magpakupal
• mangupal
• napakakupal
• pagkakupal

See also

• ano ba iyan
• Diyos ko
• putang ina

See also

• tamod

Adjective

kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔) (vulgar)

1. smegma-like
2. (colloquial, derogatory) asshole; bitch; prick; jerk

Interjection

kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔) (vulgar)

1. (colloquial) crap!

   Kupal naman o, hanggang baywang na ang tubig-baha!

   Oh crap, the floodwaters are waist-high!

Further reading

• “kupal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • page 30: “Afrenta) Copal (pp) diciondo eſta palabra por afrenta”
  • page 562: “Suçiedad) Copal (pp) del miembro viril, copal mo (diçe vno a otro por afrenta) la ſuçiedad de tu miembro”

Anagrams

• kulap, lupak