kopong

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Indonesian kopong (“empty; hollow; zero”). Compare Javanese ꦏꦺꦴꦛꦺꦴꦁ (kothong) and Malay kosong.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ko‧pong
  • IPA(key): /ˈkopoŋ/, [ˈko.poŋ]

Numeral

kopong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (neologism) zero
    Synonyms: sero, wala
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Compare kopon, koponan.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ko‧pong
  • IPA(key): /ˈkopoŋ/, [ˈko.poŋ]

Noun

kopong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (slang) group member
    Synonyms: kakopon, kasama

Further reading
  • Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 77
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