dimpol

dimpol

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English dimple, from Middle English dympull, likely from Proto-Germanic *dumpilaz.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: dim‧pol

Noun

dimpol

  1. (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)

  1. dimple (skin depression on the cheek)
    Synonyms: biloy, lubo, (Bulacan) turupya, (Marinduque) tagunya, puyo sa pisngi

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