pangulo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pañgolo, pang̃olo, pan͠golo — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• Pang. — abbreviation, as title

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋ-qulu (“leader, chief”). By surface analysis, pang- +‎ ulo (“head”). Cognate with Aklanon pangueo and Malay penghulu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈŋulo/ [pɐˈŋuː.lo]
• Rhymes: -ulo
• Syllabification: pa‧ngu‧lo

Noun

pangulo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜓᜎᜓ)

1. president

   Synonym: presidente

2. leader; head; chief

   Synonyms: pinuno, hepe

Derived terms

• pagkapangulo
• pangalawang pangulo
• pangulong-bayan
• pangulong-lungsod
• tagapangulo

Further reading

• “pangulo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• “pangulo”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*quluh”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI