katungkulan

• catungcolan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

From tungkol +‎ ka- -an.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /katuŋˈkulan/ [kɐ.tʊŋˈku.lɐn] (“duty; occupation; office”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -ulan
  • IPA^(key): /katuŋkuˈlan/ [kɐ.tʊŋ.kʊˈlan] (“specific purpose; use”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ka‧tung‧ku‧lan

katungkulan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

1. duty; obligation; responsibility

   Synonyms: tungkulin, sagutin, pananagutan, obligasyon, responsabilidad

2. occupation; position; profession

   Synonyms: trabaho, gawain, opisyo, hanapbuhay, empleo

3. office (especially a public one)

   Synonym: tungkulin

• katungkulin

katungkulán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

1. specific purpose or aim
2. (colloquial) use

   Synonyms: gamit, kagamitan

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