epal

See also: e-pal

Malay

Etymology

From English apple.

Noun

épal (Jawi spelling ايڤل, plural epal-epal or epal²)

1. apple (fruit)

Alternative forms

• apêl (Indonesia)

Tagalog

Etymology

From papel (“role”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔepal/ [ˈʔɛː.pɐl]
• Rhymes: -epal
• Syllabification: e‧pal

Noun

epal (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜎ᜔) (slang)

1. attention whore

   Synonyms: papansin, kulang sa pansin

Adjective

epal (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜎ᜔) (slang)

1. fond of drawing attention or butting in (of a person)

   Synonyms: papansin, kulang sa pansin

Derived terms

• epalitiko
• magpaepal
• makiepal
• umepal

Further reading

• “epal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.