dimpol
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from English dimple, from Middle English dympull, likely from Proto-Germanic *dumpilaz.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: dim‧pol
Noun
dimpol
- (rare) a dimple
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English dimple, from Middle English dimpel, dimpil, dympull, from Old English *dympel, from Proto-West Germanic *dumpil, from Proto-Germanic *dumpilaz (“sink-hole, dimple”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈdimpol/ [ˈd̪im.pol]
- Rhymes: -impol
- Syllabification: dim‧pol
Noun
dimpol (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜎ᜔)
- dimple (skin depression on the cheek)
- Synonyms: biloy, lubo, (Bulacan) turupya, (Marinduque) tagunya, puyo sa pisngi
Further reading
- “dimpol”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 444