punong-himpilan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• punong himpilan

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun

Proto-Philippine *puqun

Tagalog puno

Tagalog -ng

Tagalog -ng-

Tagalog himpil

Proto-Austronesian *-an

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an

Proto-Philippine *-an

Tagalog -an

Tagalog himpilan

Tagalog punong-himpilan

From puno (“base; head; leader”) + -ng- + himpilan (“station”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌpunoŋ himˈpilan/ [ˌpuː.n̪oŋ hɪmˈpiː.lɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ilan
• Syllabification: pu‧nong-him‧pi‧lan

Noun

punong-himpilan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈᜓᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜎᜈ᜔)

1. headquarters

   Synonyms: kuwartel, hedkuwarters, kuwartel heneral

Further reading

• “punong-himpilan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1081